<p>Chennai: As many as 18 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/sri-lanka-arrests-18-more-indian-fishermen-for-alleged-poaching-in-its-waters-2852338">who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy</a><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/sri-lankan-navy-arrests-19-indian-fishermen-for-illegally-fishing-in-its-waters-2886051"> </a>recently returned home on Tuesday.</p><p>They arrived here from Colombo by air and were received by officials of the Tamil Nadu fisheries department and some BJP functionaries.</p>.<p>The fishermen were arrested by the Lankan Navy last month for alleged maritime violations and lodged in a prison there.</p>.Sri Lanka arrests 23 Indian fishermen for poaching in its waters.<p>A local court ordered their release earlier this month, after which they were kept in a camp there, officials said.</p><p>The fishermen left for Ramanathapuram by road in a state government-arranged vehicle.</p>
<p>Chennai: As many as 18 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/sri-lanka-arrests-18-more-indian-fishermen-for-alleged-poaching-in-its-waters-2852338">who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy</a><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/sri-lankan-navy-arrests-19-indian-fishermen-for-illegally-fishing-in-its-waters-2886051"> </a>recently returned home on Tuesday.</p><p>They arrived here from Colombo by air and were received by officials of the Tamil Nadu fisheries department and some BJP functionaries.</p>.<p>The fishermen were arrested by the Lankan Navy last month for alleged maritime violations and lodged in a prison there.</p>.Sri Lanka arrests 23 Indian fishermen for poaching in its waters.<p>A local court ordered their release earlier this month, after which they were kept in a camp there, officials said.</p><p>The fishermen left for Ramanathapuram by road in a state government-arranged vehicle.</p>