New Delhi: US national Mathew VanDyke, who was held in India along with six Ukrainians, for crossing over into Myanmar illegally and providing drone training to groups inimical to India’s interests, has made an explosive claim.
He has said that his arrest was part of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The American mercenary, in a post on X, also informed that in the coming months, he will reveal more about his story through social media posts and interviews.
“India threw me and several Ukrainians in prison for over six months. This was part of Russia’s war against Ukraine… I will reveal shocking details about this story over the next few months,” VanDyke posted.
VanDyke and six Ukranian nationals were arrested in March this year. They were accused of giving drone training to groups which are inimical to India and also to north east based terror outfits. All of them were charged under sections of UAPA and the Foreigners Act, as reported by timesnow.in.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed the chargesheet in October, in which it dropped the UAPA sections. After trial started, VanDyke and Ukranian nationals got bail for a month.
The American returned to India and appeared before the Court. A Delhi Court then allowed him to go back to the US. He can join the probe through video conferencing, the Court said. The next hearing in this case will take place in February.