Overview

• Mykhailo Polyakov, a 24-year-old YouTuber, was arrested on March 31 after illegally landing on North Sentinel Island to contact the uncontacted Sentinelese tribe.
• A Port Blair court rejected his bail plea on April 15, extending his judicial custody as legal proceedings continue.
• Polyakov meticulously planned the trip, bringing offerings of diet Coke and a coconut, but made no contact with the tribe during his brief visit.
• Indian law prohibits anyone from coming within 5 km of the island to protect the Sentinelese, who are vulnerable to external diseases due to their isolation.
• If convicted under the Andaman & Nicobar Islands Protection of Aboriginal Tribes Regulation 1956, Polyakov faces up to five years in prison and a fine.