YouTuber tried to contact reclusive island tribe with a Diet Coke. Now, he’s stuck in jail in India

Scottsdale YouTuber Remains in Custody After Unauthorized Visit to Restricted Island

A Scottsdale-based YouTuber is still in custody weeks after being arrested for setting foot on North Sentinel Island, a protected territory in the Indian Ocean that’s home to the isolated and hostile Sentinelese tribe. Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 24, was arrested March 31, two days after he landed on the island, which is off-limits under Indian law. He is scheduled to appear in court in Port… Source

U.S. YouTuber still in custody in India after visiting restricted island with a Diet Coke

Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov set foot on restricted territory of North Sentinel Island in a bid to meet the reclusive Sentinelese tribe.

US YouTuber remains in custody in India after visiting restricted island with Diet Coke can

A 24-year-old American YouTuber who was arrested after visiting an off-limits island in the Indian Ocean with hopes of establishing contact with a reclusive tribe was further detained in custody on Thursday. Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov will next appear before a local court in Port Blair — the capital of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands — on April 29, police said. Polyakov, from Scottsdale, Arizona, was arrested on March 31, two days after h…

US YouTuber who left can of Coke for isolated Indian tribe remains in custody

Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov was arrested on March 31, two days after he set foot on the restricted territory of North Sentinel Island in a bid to meet people from a reclusive tribe.

US YouTuber, arrested for visiting Andamans island, still in police custody

Mykhailo Polyakov faces potential prison time for violating Indian laws. He is scheduled to appear in court on April 29 after leaving offerings on the island.

U.S. YouTuber remains in custody in India after visiting restricted island with a Diet Coke can

A 24-year-old American YouTuber who was arrested after visiting an off-limits island in the Indian Ocean with hopes of establishing contact with a reclusive tribe was further detained in custody on Thursday.