Mykhailo Polyakov had made two unsuccessful attempts to reach the home of the Sentinelese people before successfully reaching the restricted island.

In short:

Indian police have arrested an American man who visited a restricted island and left offerings to a tribe not contacted by the modern world.

Mykhailo Polyakov had previously made two unsuccessful attempts to reach North Sentinel Island, home of the Sentinelese people.

What’s next?

Local authorities say he has been released on a three-day remand “for further interrogation”.

  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
    15·
    3 days ago

    In January 2006, two Indian fishermen, Sunder Raj and Pandit Tiwari, were fishing illegally in prohibited waters and were killed by the Sentinelese when their boat drifted too close to the island. There were no prosecutions.

    There was something funny about this paragraph to me.