Sri Lanka : More than 180 Sri Lankan fishermen under Indian custody

* More than 180 Sri Lankan fishermen under Indian custody
Sun, Jul 5, 2009, 09:17 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

July 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka said a total 185 Sri Lankan fishermen are in Indian custody with their 37 boats.

Sri Lanka Fisheries Ministry said that since June 15 the Indian Coast Guard has arrested over 15 Lankan fishing boats and all the fishermen for violating their maritime border.

The Ministry also said that 52 fishermen released by the Indian authorities are due to arrive in the country next week.

Copyright © 2000, 2009 by LankaPage.com (LLC) :
The news and other contents on ColomboPage are copyrighted property of LankaPage.com, LLC. Any unauthorized use of any information on ColomboPage may constitute a violation of copyright laws. You need written permission to reproduce, republish, post, transmit, broadcast or distribute, material from this site from LankaPage.com, LLC. However, news organizations or broadcasters in Sri Lanka may republish the news items in ColomboPage with proper acknowledgment to ColomboPage.