NIA arrests 6 Ukrainians, 1 US citizen for insurgency activities

National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested six Ukrainians and one US citizen for allegedly supporting ethnic war groups in Myanmar by supplying weapons, terrorist hardware and training them, reports ANI.
According to the report, the accused have been identified as Matthew Aaron Van Dyke, a US citizen, Hurba Petro, Slyviak Taras, Ivan Sukmanovskyi, Stefankiv Marian, Honcharuk Maksim, and Kaminskyi Viktor, all Ukrainian citizens. They have been arrested in a case lodged under Section 18 (Terror Conspiracy) and BNS.
Special NIA judge Prashant Sharma remanded all seven accused in 11 days of NIA custody on Monday.
While seeking remand, NIA alleged that accused persons during custody, would also show that they were in direct touch and abetted in their terrorist/ illegal activities by unknown terrorists carrying AK-47 rifles.
NIA also alleged that accused persons, linked with ethnic armed groups, are supporting certain proscribed Indian insurgent groups by supplying weapons, terrorist hardware and training them.
Earlier, NIA arrested three Ukrainians from Delhi, three from Lucknow and one US citizen from Kolkata. Additional Sessions Judge Prshant Sharma remanded seven to 11 days of NIA custody till March 27. A hearing was conducted in a closed courtroom.
Special public prosecutor Atul Tyagi alongwith Amit Rohila and others, appeared for NIA.
It is alleged that they came to India on a visa and then entered Mizoram, which is a protected area.
Thereafter, they entered Myanmar and contacted ethnic war groups.
NIA alleged that they were trained in Myanmar and were training ethnic war groups. These groups are associated with insurgent groups in India. It is also alleged that they brought a huge consignment of Drones from Europe via India.
On the other hand, Senior Advocate Pramod Kumar Dubey and Advocate Ankur Saigal appeared for the accused persons and opposed custodial remand application moved by NIA.