Tweleve Indian fishermen who engaged in poaching in Srilankan waters of North-west of Delft Island were arrested yesterday by naval personnel of the Northern Naval Command together with the assistance of Sri Lanka Coast Guard, Navy said.
Two of their fishing trawlers were also seized. The arrested fishermen are to be handed over to the Jaffna Assistant Director of Fisheries for onward legal action.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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