Matthew VanDyke, Ukrainians allowed to remain outside India till February in Myanmar arms training case
A Delhi court has allowed US national Matthew VanDyke and six Ukrainian nationals to remain outside India until February 24 as the National Investigation Agency continues its investigation into the Myanmar training camp case
A Delhi court has allowed US national Matthew VanDyke and six Ukrainian nationals to remain outside India until February 24 as the National Investigation Agency continues its investigation into the Myanmar training camp case. Originally arrested in March under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, the group was later charged under the Immigration and Foreigners Act. The accused are permitted to stay abroad provided they return for ongoing legal proceedings concerning allegations that they provided drone warfare technology and training to armed groups in Myanmar.
A Delhi court has allowed US national Matthew VanDyke and six Ukrainian nationals to remain outside India until February 24 as the National Investigation Agency continues its investigation into the Myanmar training camp case. Originally arrested in March under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, the group was later charged under the Immigration and Foreigners Act. The accused are permitted to stay abroad provided they return for ongoing legal proceedings concerning allegations that they provided drone warfare technology and training to armed groups in Myanmar.
A Delhi court has allowed US national Matthew VanDyke and six Ukrainian nationals to remain outside India until February 24 as the National Investigation Agency continues its investigation into the Myanmar training camp case. Originally arrested in March under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, the group was later charged under the Immigration and Foreigners Act. The accused are permitted to stay abroad provided they return for ongoing legal proceedings concerning allegations that they provided drone warfare technology and training to armed groups in Myanmar.
US national Matthew VanDyke and six Ukrainian nationals were granted permission to stay outside India till February 24 by Delhi’s Rose Avenue court on Friday.
The permission was granted after the NIA submitted that they needed more time to investigate several aspects of the Myanmar training camp case.
Matthew VanDyke was earlier allowed to return to his home country for a month before returning for the court hearing on Friday. The six Ukrainians, however, have not returned to India.
In a court order last month, VanDyke was ordered to appear before it within 72 hours of returning to India, according to a person who spoke to HT.
All the accused are now allowed to return to their countries on condition that they return for the investigation.
They were arrested in March under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) by the National Investigation Agency (NIA)
In the charge sheet, however, the NIA charged the seven only under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, an offence that can be compounded and dropped under the UAPA.
VanDyke was granted default bail last month after he paid the compounding fees.
The seven were arrested on March 13, 2026, after allegations that they entered Mizoram without the required documents and crossed in to Myanmar, where they allegedly trained members of ethnic armed groups.
The NIA allege that the accused provided training in drone warfare to the militants and assembly and jamming technology to armed groups, including the Chin National Front and the Kachin Independence Army.