US EditionSeven foreigners arrested in India after allegedly training Myanmar rebels: Reports
- On Tuesday, the National Investigation Agency arrested seven foreign nationals—six Ukrainian nationals and one US national—on charges of conspiring to carry out terrorist activities against India.
- Investigators say the foreigners first entered Mizoram without the mandatory Restricted Area Permit before crossing into Myanmar to meet ethnic groups hostile to India.
- The agency alleges they handled large consignments of drones from Europe delivered in Mizoram and supplied weapons and training to ethnic armed groups in Myanmar and proscribed Indian Insurgent Groups.
- On Monday, the judge extended custody until March 27, with Prashant Sharma, Additional Sessions Judge , authorising remand to collect evidence and analyse mobile data.
- Arrests came after a coordinated multi-city sweep by multiple NIA teams at airports in Lucknow, Delhi and Kolkata, following an FIR filed Friday evening; the investigation continues to identify associates.
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Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina referred to an alleged plot to establish a "Christian state" in the Bay of Bengal, referring to a "White Man." In 2025, the Chief Minister of Mizoram stated that Ukrainian war veterans were using the state to enter Myanmar. Following the arrest of seven foreign nationals by the NIA, experts have suggested that these incidents may be linked.
Anti-India groups, military training, drone warfare: NIA foils terror plot, American among 7 foreigners nabbed
US national Mathew Aaron Van Dyke and six Ukrainians were arrested on March 13 at different airports across India over their involvement in training anti-India ethnic groups in Myanmar, having links to insurgent outfits in the country.
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