NEW DELHI: The NIA has not invoked the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in its chargesheet in opposition to six Ukrainian nationals and a US citizen in a case registered beneath the anti-terror legislation in April. The chargesheet as an alternative invokes sections 21 and 23 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.The chargesheet mentioned the accused had legitimate journey paperwork however did not acquire the necessary Protected Space Allow (PAP) required to enter Mizoram. NIA mentioned its probe into the UAPA facet stays underway and a supplementary chargesheet could also be filed if an offence is established. Particular decide Prashant Sharma will take into account the chargesheet on Oct 1.American citizen VanDyke and Ukrainian nationals Kaminskyi Viktor, Hurba Petro, Slyviak Taras, Ivan Sukmanovskyi, Stefankiv Marian, and Honcharuk Maksim had been arrested in March at numerous airports for allegedly travelling to Mizoram with out the required permits and crossing into Myanmar.
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An FIR was registered in opposition to them beneath UAPA over their suspected hyperlinks to armed teams in Myanmar, the place a number of militant organisations energetic in North-East India preserve bases. Earlier, NIA had informed the courtroom that the foreigners had been being probed for a wider terror conspiracy, together with allegedly aiding ethnic armed teams in India and Myanmar and imparting drone coaching to them.The chargesheet traced their motion from India to Myanmar from Dec 2025. They travelled from Mumbai to Guwahati after which to Mizoram with out the requisite allow earlier than crossing into Myanmar. One other group of Ukrainians arrived in New Delhi in Dec, travelled to Guwahati after which went to Mizoram to cross over to MyanmarVanDyke reached Delhi on Dec 12, 2025, travelled to Guwahati and stayed there until Dec 27 earlier than visiting Mizoram with out the requisite allow. Believed to be a part of America’s “deep state”, VanDyke is the founding father of Sons of Liberty Worldwide, a non-profit safety agency that reportedly supplies coaching to teams combating authoritarian regimes.