On the left, undated picture of the American National Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, which was 31. Right, the inflatable ship was confiscated from the items. | Photo Credit: PTI
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Mykhailo Victorovych Polyakov will further appear before the local court in Port Blair – the capital of Andaman and the Nicobar Islands – April 29, the police said.
Polyakov, from Scottsdale in Arizona, was arrested on March 31, two days after standing on the limited area of North Sentinel in an effort to meet people from the solitary tribe of Sentineles.
He left a can of diet coke and coconut as an offer of the trunk this time after he could not contact Sentineles. He made a video from the island on the camera and collected several sand samples before returning to his ship.
“It can be argued that this is an adventure trip, but the fact is that there has been a violation of Indian laws. Outsiders meetings that Sentineleles could endanger the survival of the tribe,” the policeman said and asked for anonymity because he was not entitled to talk about the investigation case.
Polyakov is suspected of violating Indian laws that carry a possible imprisonment of up to five years and a fine.
Visitors are forbidden to travel up to 3 miles (5 kilometers) of the northern island of Sentinel, whose population has been isolated from the rest of the world for thousands of years. The inhabitants use spears and bows and arrows to hunt animals that roam a small, heavily wooded island. Deep suspicious of outsiders attack anyone who lands on the beaches.
In 2018 he was an American missionary who illegally landed on the beach, killed Northern Islanders of Sentineles, who apparently shot his arrows and then buried his body to the beach. In 2006, Sentineles killed two fishermen who accidentally landed on the coast.
An American consulate official visited Polyakov in prison at the beginning of this week. “We take our determination to help us seriously and monitor the situation abroad,” said the US embassy in Nový Dilli in a statement and refused to reveal more details for reflection on personal data protection.
The police said Polyakov had carried out detailed research of the sea conditions, influx and availability on the island before the trip. He stayed on the beach for about an hour, blowing the whistle to attract attention, but did not get any answer from the islanders.
After returning he was seen by local fishermen who informed about the authorities and Polyakov was arrested in Port Blair, the archipelago almost 750 million (1 207 kilometers) east of the Indian mainland.
Published – April 18 2025 11:50
