<span style="color: #222222;">Five Sri Lankan fishermen have been arrested by the marine police in Tamil Nadu on charges of trespassing into the International Maritime Border. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The five from Talaimannaar in the Island nation were found to be near Dhanushkodi near Rameswaram in a boat. The naval helicopter on patrol detected them. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">They were directed to reach the shores at Dhanushkodi, from where the state marine police arrested them. Inquiries by the central and state security agencies are on.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' This is the second such incident in less than a fortnight. On the 15th of this month, three fishermen from Talaimannaar were apprehended by the Indian Navy in a similar operation. Searches revealed that they were trying to smuggle three kilograms of gold into India.</span><br />'' <br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | February 28, 2020 9:35 AM
Five Sri Lankan fishermen arrested by marine police in Tamil Nadu