Sri Lankan Navy detains nine Indian fishermen near Delft Island

ANI  |  Asia 

Nine Indian fishermen along with two fishing boats were apprehended by the near the shore of the on Wednesday.

The reason for their arrest is yet to be ascertained.

They are being interrogated at in

Earlier on January 21, in released 11 Indian fishermen who were caught by the on January 13.

The fishermen have been ordered to appear before the court on February 21 along with boat owners and original documents of their vessels.

Straying of Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen into each others' waters is a recurrent problem as territories on the sea are not clearly demarcated.

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First Published: Wed, February 20 2019. 22:00 IST