[Sri Lanka] - Sri Lankan Navy apprehends 16 Indian anglers

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sixteen Tamil Nadu anglers were nabbed by the Sri Lankan Navy for apparently trespassing into the territorial waters of the island country
on Wednesday evening.VP Sesuraja, president of the Traditional Indian Fishermen Welfare Association, said those apprehended anglers set out
to sea off Rameswaram by 2 mechanised boats on Wednesday after acquiring license tokens from Fisheries Department.Condemning the arrest, he
said it was unfortunate that the fishermen were being jailed regularly
He looked for the intervention of state and main government authorities to help get them released from Sri Lanka.Source: DTNEXT-- Agencies