New Delhi, April 6 – A Delhi court on Monday ordered the detention of seven foreign nationals, accused of providing terror training in Myanmar, for 30 days in judicial custody as part of an investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
The NIA Court at Patiala House issued the order after the accused were produced before it following the expiration of their previous custody.
The seven accused – six Ukrainian nationals and one American citizen – were arrested in connection with an alleged international network involved in providing weapons and drone training to insurgent groups along the India-Myanmar border.
The NIA has also claimed that the accused facilitated the procurement and movement of drones and electronic jamming equipment from Europe for use in these training modules.
According to officials, the accused were arrested from various parts of the country, including Delhi, Lucknow, and Kolkata, for allegedly entering India on tourist visas and subsequently travelling to the northeastern region before illegally crossing into Myanmar.
The investigators added that further investigation is underway to uncover the full extent of the alleged conspiracy and trace all individuals connected to the network.
The seven accused include Ukrainian nationals Petro Hubra, Taras Slyviak, Ivan Sukmanovskyi, Marian Stefankiv, Maksym Honcharuk, and Viktor Kaminskyi, in addition to American national VanDyke.
The case is part of a larger investigation by the NIA into an alleged international network involving foreign mercenaries operating in India's northeastern region.
Sources said that the anti-terror agency is continuing its investigation to identify the wider network, including possible local facilitators and international linkages.
Earlier, the court allowed the NIA's request to conduct proceedings at its headquarters. Considering security concerns, the Patiala House Court directed that all future hearings be held there, with the accused to be produced before the presiding judge.
