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New Indian Express
2 days ago
- New Indian Express
Three Sri Lankans spotted near sandbar caught by ICG
RAMANATHAPURAM: The Indian Coast Guard's (ICG) hovercraft patrol unit found three Sri Lankan nationals in the fourth sandbar near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) on Saturday morning. They were later handed over to the marine police for further investigation. Official sources said that based on information about three people being stranded in the fourth sandbar, the ICG Mandapam unit deployed the hovercraft patrol team to check the sandbar by 9 am and found Lankan nationals S Kabilan (34), L Mathivilangu Asutha Gunathilaga (33), and Sumithrolan Fernando (43), and brought them to Arichalmunai by 9.45 am and handed them over to the marine police for further investigation. Officials said that the primary investigation revealed that there had been previous criminal cases against the trio, and that they arrived at Mannar on Friday night, from where they took a ferry and attempted to migrate to India and later flee elsewhere.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
Coast Guard nabs 3 Lankans off Dhanushkodi
Rameswaram: The (ICG) on Saturday morning apprehended three Sri Lankan nationals, including one Lankan Tamil and two Sinhalese, while trying to illegally enter India through the 4th sand dune area near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) off Dhanushkodi coast in Ramanathapuram district. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Officials said the Coast Guard's air-cushion vehicle (ACV H-197) was on routine surveillance when its crew noticed the three. They were apprehended by 9am, brought ashore at Arichalmunai, and handed over to Marine Police. The detained people were S Kabilan, 34, a Sri Lankan Tamil from Mullaitivu, and two Sinhalese men — Mathivilagu Asutha Gunathilaga, 33, and Sumithrolan Fernando,43, from Negombo. The trio said they set off from the Mannar coast the previous night, to infiltrate Tamil Nadu via sea. Sources said the three had no valid documents permitting entry into India and are suspected to have paid agents to facilitate the illegal transit. No contraband or weapons were found in their possession, but probe is on for possible links to smuggling or organised networks operating across the Palk Strait. Mandapam Marine Police and state police officials are coordinating with central intelligence agencies to ascertain the motive behind the illegal entry, as the three are alleged to have a criminal background.
