Madurai: Six Sri Lankan Tamils, who were allegedly dumped by the Sri Lankan Navy at Irandamthittai off Dhanushkodi coast, were rescued by Indian Coast Guard and brought to the Mandapam coast, officials said.

The officials said the refugees spent the whole night shivering due to adverse weather conditions and were brought to the shore on July 10.

The Mandapam refugee camp officials said that the refugees belonged to Kankesanthurai in Jaffna.

Meanwhile, an office bearer of the fishermen's association alleged that the Sri Lankan naval men were intruding into the Indian territory frequently. The Central Intelligence officials also shared the view.

The officials felt that security in the palk straits should be further tightened as the Presidential nominee A P J Abdul Kalam was likely to visit Madurai frequently and the Chief Minister's proposed visit Ramanathapuram district shortly.

The intelligence officials stressed the need for close monitoring of the refugees activities in the refugees camp in the wake of the arrest of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) functionaries.

PTI