North Sentinel Island trespasser remains in custody


A 24-year-old American YouTuber who was arrested after visiting an off-limits island in the Indian Ocean with hopes of making contact with a reclusive tribe had his time in custody extended further.

Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov will next appear before a local court in Port Blair – the capital of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands – on April 29, police said.

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