US EditionAmerican Detained for Unauthorized Entry to Restricted North Sentinel Island
- A 24-year-old American, Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, has been detained in India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands for entering a prohibited tribal reserve area, police said.
- Polyakov was arrested on March 29 after locals spotted him near Khuramadera Beach in a restricted area.
- Authorities have registered a formal complaint under the Foreigners Act, 1946, for unauthorized entry, and the US Embassy has been informed about his detention.
- The Indian government strictly protects tribal lands, and there have been previous incidents involving outsiders, including the death of American missionary John Allen Chau in 2018.
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SIT inspects North Sentinel Island for any article left behind by arrested US national
Port Blair, Apr 3 (PTI) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to investigate the case of a US national allegedly entering the prohibited tribal reserve area of the North Sentinel Island, inspected the island from a distance in a boat on Thursday for any article left behind by the foreigner, a senior police officer said. […]
American Tried to Bring Coke to Isolated Tribe: Cops
The last known outsider to visit an isolated Sentinelese tribe on North Sentinel Island, the US missionary John Allen Chau, was killed by those he hoped to save . So a US tourist who arrived to the island with a can of Coca-Cola and a coconut to offer as tribute should...
Traveller arrested for trying to gift coke to world’s most isolated tribe
An American man has been arrested after illegally entering India's North Sentinel Island, home to one of the world’s most isolated and uncontacted tribes, and leaving behind a soft drink can and a coconut. Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 24, reportedly crossed the 40 kilometres stretch of ocean to reach the forbidden island using an inflatable motorised boat and GPS navigation. Indian authorities said the visit, carried out on March 29, violated …
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