9 Eelam Tamil asylum seekers arrested by Indian police

Indian security forces arrested nine Eelam Tamil refugees Friday, who were allegedly attempting to flee the country from the town of Oriyur in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu, reports The Hindu.

“They were to be illegally ferried to Australia when police arrested them,” the Police Superintendent was quoted by the paper as saying.

According to the police, the nine men were from refugee camps across Tamil Nadu. See more here.

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