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Five TN fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
    Rameswaram(TN), Feb 22 (PTI) Five Tamil Nadu fishermen
were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy Friday for allegedly
fishing in the island nation's waters, a Fisheries department
official said here.
    The fishermen from Mandapam in Ramanathapuram district
were fishing near Kathchatheevu when the Lankan Naval
personnel detained them, Assistant Director of Fisheries,
Rameswaram, Yuvaraj said.
    They were taken to Thalaimannar along with their
boat, he added.
    As many as 13 fishermen from the state have been
arrested in the past two days in separate incidents, for
allegedly fishing in Sri Lanka's territorial waters. PTI COR
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