6 Sri Lankan refugees detained in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram

The Q Branch of Tamil Nadu police on Tuesday detained six Sri Lankan refugees, including a child, in the state's coastal town of Rameswaram while they were trying to escape to their native country on Tuesday.

The Q Branch of Tamil Nadu police on Tuesday detained six Sri Lankan refugees, including a child, in the state's coastal town of Rameswaram while they were trying to escape to their native country on Tuesday. The refugees were detained near the Kothandaramaswamy Temple in Rameswaram while waiting for a boat to take them back to Sri Lanka.

The six people -- two women, three men, and a child -- were living at the Tiruvannamalai refugee camp. Dhanushkodi police in Tamil Nadu has initiated an investigation into the matter.