The family, which consists of a 61-year old woman, her 34-year-old daughter and her two children and they had entered Sri Lanka on May 6 with the help of fishermen.
4 Indian family members were arrested for entering Sri Lankan peninsula illegally. (Representational)
Colombo:
Four members of an Indian family, including two children, have been arrested for allegedly entering Sri Lanka s Jaffna peninsula illegally and violating the local immigration and the quarantine laws, police said on Thursday.
The family, which consists of a 61-year old woman, her 34-year-old daughter and her two children, said they had entered Sri Lanka on May 6 with the help of fishermen.
Ajith Rohana, the deputy inspector general of police, said the members of the family were arrested at Gurunagar area in Jaffna for their illegal stay in the country and violating the immigration and quarantine laws.
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