A Sri Lankan family of four is reported to have illegally arrived near Dhanushkodi in Ramanathapuram district in India.

According to Indian media, the Times of India, a couple and their two children had entered India on Friday night, owing to the economic crisis in Sri Lanka.

Sources said the four were identified as R Murugananthan (45), his wife Rita Mary (46), and their two children from Mannar district.

It is reported that the family had paid money and boarded an illegal ferry from Sri Lanka at around 9.30 pm and were dropped off on one of the sand dunes at Arichalmunai at around 10.30 pm on Friday.

Indian Coast Guard personnel brought the family to Mandapam in a hovercraft and handed them over to the Mandapam marine police.

During the inquiry, Indian officials found out that the family had fled their country due to the economic crisis. Subsequently, they were sent to the Mandapam rehabilitation camp.

With this, the total number of Sri Lankan nationals arriving at Rameswaram has touched 298. (NewsWire)

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Seven Sri Lankans who had attempted to illegally enter Israel on Wednesday (Aug 16) have been apprehended by the Jordanian Army.

According to The Arab News, the Jordanian army announced on its website that Jordan thwarted an attempt by seven Sri Lankans to illegally enter Israel on Wednesday morning.

Citing a source in its general command, the military said the seven were arrested by border forces and handed over to the relevant authorities.

The source further said that the armed forces will deal firmly with infiltration or smuggling attempts to protect the borders and national security.

The Jordanian-Israeli border has witnessed instances of infiltration in previous years by people coming from Africa, Asia and Turkey to seek employment in Israel.

According to Israeli authorities, 52 people illegally infiltrated from Jordan last year and 23 did so in the first quarter of 2023. (NewsWire)

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