<span style="color: #222222;">Sri Lanka arrested seventy-three Indians for violating visa norms this year, officials said today. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A total of 49 Indian nationals were arrested today from a factory in Matugama, about 60 km from Colombo, the Immigration and Emigration Department officials said. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Last month, 24 Indians, who were employed in a factory at Ingiriya, were arrested for staying beyond their visa term, officials said.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Those arrested have been sent to the immigration detention centre in Mirihana, the eastern suburb of Colombo, officials added.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Officials said those arrested would be sent to India after completing necessary formalities.</span>