Indian police arrested a 24-year-old American tourist for allegedly going to the island outside the borders of the Indian Ocean and tried to make contact with an isolated tribe, known for attacked by attackers.
Mikhailo Viktorovich Polyakov, Arizona, was arrested last week after a trip by boat on March 29 to a limited territory on the island of the Northern Guard, hoping to meet people from the prisoner tribe, the police said.
The police said that Polyakov took a jar of dietary and coconut as a tribe offer, a whistle to attract his attention, recorded the video and collected sand samples before returning by boat to the port -bluer, the capital of the Andaman and Nikobar Islands.
Polyakov was arrested after the local fishermen saw him returned to the port -sword and informed the authorities.
The police said that “Polyakov’s actions pose a serious threat to the security and well -being of the country, whose contact with strangers is strictly prohibited by the law to protect their radical lifestyle.”
Polyakov is accused of violating the law that protects the isolated tribes and, as expected, will appear in court on April 17.
In case of condemnation, it can be applied to imprisonment up to five years and a fine.
The US State Department stated in his statement that he was “aware of information about the detention of a US citizen in India”, but no longer made comments from the issues of confidentiality.
‘Reckless and stupid’
Visitors are forbidden to travel less than five kilometers from the northern island of Sentinel, whose population was isolated from the rest of the world for millennia.
In 2018, the American missionary, who illegally landed on the beach, was killed by Ilhus, who allegedly hit him with arrows, and then buried his body on the beach. In 2006, the guards killed two fishermen who accidentally landed on the coast.
Indian employees have limited contacts with rare meetings in order to “offer impairs”, where small teams and scientists leave coconuts and bananas on islands.
Indian ships also control the waters around the island, trying to ensure that outsiders do not approach the sentries, which several times made it clear that they want to remain alone.
The police said that Polyakov conducted a detailed study on the sea, tide and accessibility on the island before starting the trip.
“This was planned for several days to visit the island and establish contact with the tribal of the watchtower,” said police officer Hargobinder Singh Dhalil.
The initial investigation showed that Polyakov made two previous attempts in October last year and in January to visit the islands, including an inflatable kayak.
Survival International, a group that protects the rights of indigenous peoples, said that an attempt to contact Polyiakov and the tribe was “reckless and stupid.”
“The actions of this person not only endanger their own life, but also the life of the entire Sentinolence tribe,” said the director of Caroline Pierce Group in his statement.