32 sea-going fishermen sent to jail custody for unlawful fishing activity

The arrested fishermen are natives of Bhadrak and Kendrapara district, they said.

The fishing vessels had trespassed into prohibited sanctuary corridors flouting the provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act, Orissa Marine Fishing Regulation Act and mandatory rules of marine sanctuary, they said.

They were sent to jail custody under Section 27 and 29 of the provisions

of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, and Orissa Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1982, the officials added.

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