Thirty-seven Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy off the eastern coast of Pulmoddai at 5am, reports the PTI.
The navy spokesperson Kosala Warnakulasuriya, who announced the arrest, said the fishermen were to be brought to Trincomalee where there would be handed over to the police.
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