Six refugees who went illegally by boat from T.N. to Sri Lanka arrested

The Sri Lankan Navy arrested six refugees who went illegally successful a vessel from Tamil Nadu.

Due to the economical situation that arose successful Sri Lanka, much than 320 Sri Lankan Tamils who came arsenic refugees to Dhanushkodi implicit the past 3 years person been temporarily housed by the Tamil Nadu authorities astatine the Mandapam campy connected humanitarian grounds without being arrested.

In this situation, six radical who were staying astatine the Tamil Rehabilitation Camp went illegally via vessel and landed connected the seventh sandbar.

During their patrol, the Sri Lankan Navy rescued the six individuals and handed them implicit to the Thalaimannar Police Station.

Upon investigation, it was revealed that the six individuals are Sasikumar, 46, Kalaiselvi, 41, Rajithan 20, Abhishekeswaran, 8, Sliya. 12, and Akkineswari, 78, from the Mullaithivu and Puthukudiyiruppu areas, who had travel to Tamil Nadu during the economical situation successful Sri Lanka and were staying astatine the Mandapam camp.

Following this incident, Ramanathapuram constabulary are investigating those who illegally helped the refugees staying astatine the Mandapam campy to question by boat.