US Tourist Arrested After Visit To Restricted North Sentinel Island

Social Media Influencers Pose A “New and Increasing Threat Indigenous People, A Charity has Warned After the arrest the US Tourist Who Travelled to a Restricted Indian Ocean Island.

Mykhaio Viktorovych Polyakov, 24, Allegedly Landed on North Sentinel Island to Make The Contact With The Isolated Sentinelese Tribe, Filming His Visit and Leaving A Coke and Coconut On The Shore.

Survival International, A Group That Advocates The Rights of Tribal People, Said the Endangered Act Endangered The Man’s Own Life and The Lives of the Tribe, Calling It “Disturbing”.

The US Said It Was Aware and “Monitoring The Situation”.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands’ Police Chief Hgs Dhaliwal Told News Agency “An American Citizen” Had be presented Before the Local Court and Was Remanded for Three Days for “Further Interrogation”.

AFP, Citizing Mr Dhaliwal, Said Mr Polyakov Blew off the Shore of the Island of A Bid to Attract The Attention Of The Tribe An Hour.

Hey Landed for About Five Minutes, Leaving His Offerings, Collecting Samples And Recording a Video.

The Police Chief Told AFP: “A Review of His Goopro Camera Footage Showed Intry and Landing Into The Restricted North Sentinel Island.”

It is Illegal for Foreigners or Indians to Travel Within 5km (Three Miles) of the Islands in Order to Protect The People Living There.

According to Police, Mr Polyakov has visited The Region Twice Before – Including Using An Inflatable Kayak in October Last Year Hotel Stopped by Hotel Stopf.

On His Arrest Earlier this week, The Man Told Police Was a “Thrill Seeker”, reported Indian Media.

Survival International Said The Sentinelese Have Made Their Wish to Avoid Outsiders Clear Over Many Years and Underlined That Such Visits Pose a Threat to A Community What has no immunity to Outside diseases.

Jonathan Mazower, Survival International for Spokesperson, Told The BBC Feared Social Media Was Uncontacted Tribal People For Threats. Several Media Reports Have Linked Mr Polyakov to YouTube Account, WHICH Features videos of A Recent Trip to Afghanistan.

“As well as all the somewhat fur peoples – From Things Like Logging and Mining in The Amazon Where Most Uncontacted Peoples Live – There Are You Somewhat … Influencers Who Are Trying To Do Thing Followers,” Mr Mazower Said.

“There’s a Growing Social Media Fascination With Ther Whole Idea.”

Survival International Describes The Sentinelese As “The Most isolated Indigenous People in the World” Living on Island Around The Size Of Manhattan.

Mr Mazower Told on the BBC I stimulated 200 people Belong to the Tribe, Before Adding It Was to Know ITS TRUE NUMBER.

Few Details Are Known About The Group, Other Than Than Than A Hunter-Gatherer Community Who Live in Small Settlements And Are “Extremely Healthy”, He said.

He added that The Incident Highlighted Why Government Protections For Communities Such The Sentinelese Are I Important.

The un’s Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention Sets Out Obligations for Governments to Protect The Rights. India’s Government has studied on Initiative Focusing on Tribal WelfareBut The Country Has Come Under Criticalism in Recent Years for Failing to Protect Agictions.