Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a total of 73 Indians for violating visa norms this year, informed officials on Saturday.
On Saturday, 49 Indian nationals were arrested from a factory in Matugama, about 60 km from Colombo, said the Immigration and Emigration Department officials. They were staying beyond the visa term, they added.
The officials have also informed that last month, 24 Indians who were employed in a factory at Ingiriya, were also arrested for staying beyond their visa term.
Those arrested have been sent to the Immigration Detention Centre in Mirihana, the eastern suburb of Colombo. Officials said those arrested would be sent to India after completing necessary formalities.