Twenty-seven Indian fishermen, arrested for allegedly poaching in Sri Lanka’s territorial waters, were provided material and legal assistance, the Indian mission in Jaffna said.

Last week, the Sri Lankan Navy held two Indian trawlers with 15 Indian fishermen aboard while three Indian trawlers with 12 fishermen aboard were apprehended near the Delft and Kachchativu Islands, local officials here said.

“Consular officials of @CGJaffna provided material & legal assistance to Fifteen Indian fishermen detained in Jaffna District.

Consular officials sought the welfare of fishermen & facilitated phone calls to their family in India,” the Consulate General of India in Jaffna said

Consular officials provided material and legal assistance to 12 fishermen detained in Jaffna district, the Indian mission said.