India, Nov. 1 -- The Sri Lanka Navy on Sunday held seven Indian fishermen and seized their trawler for allegedly poaching in the island nation's territorial waters.

The fishermen were apprehended after their trawler crossed the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) north of Talaimannar, the Navy said in a statement.

According to the Navy, its North Central Naval Command spotted a large number of Indian fishing trawlers allegedly trespassing into Sri Lankan waters and launched an operation, during which the seven fishermen and their vessel were held.

The apprehended fishermen and the seized trawler will be handed over to the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources office in Mannar for further legal proceedings, the statement...