A Sri Lankan court today extended the judicial custody of 44 Tamil Nadu fishermen, including six teenaged boys, arrested near Katchatheevu on different dates this year, till April 12, a fishermen's organisation functionary today said.
The fishermen, hailing from Rameswaram and Mandapam, had been arrested while fishing near Katchatheevu, Rameswaram Fishermen's organisation president S Emerite said. While 38 fishermenhave been lodged in Vavuniya prison, the six boys have been kept in a camp.
The fishermen were produced before the Mannar judicial magistrate court which extended their remand till April 12.(PTI)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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