Sri Lankan fishermen were on Tuesday arrested by Coast Guard personnel for allegedly fishing in Indian territorial waters off this town.

Personnel onboard a coast guard patrol vessel found the six fishing in Indian waters off Nagapattinam coast and detained them, Fisheries Joint Director Subburaj said.

They would be brought here and produced before a court for remand, the official added.

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