Three Indian nationals were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy and the Special Task Force on Friday for allegedly violating immigration laws.
All three people arrested are from Tamil Nadu and aged 27, 36 and 41, Colombo Page reported.
They had been harvesting a paddy field in Nindavur where they were arrested, the paper added.
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