The Rouse Avenue court today extended permission for six Ukrainian nationals accused in the Myanmar Training Camp case to remain outside India until the next hearing on February 24, 2027. The court also permitted US national Matthew Aaron Vandyke to travel to his country.
Special NIA Judge Prashant Sharma heard the matter. Vandyke appeared physically before the court to attend the hearing.
During the hearing, the NIA submitted that the investigation was underway. It said that it would inform the court about developments in the investigation on the next date of hearing.
The counsel for the Ukrainian nationals submitted that they were unwell.
After hearing all sides, the court extended their permission to stay outside India. It also kept Vandyke’s application pending that seeks the release of his articles.
Earlier on September 24, the Special NIA court at Rouse Avenue had granted permission to US national Matthew Aaron Vandyke and six Ukrainian nationals to travel to the USA and Ukraine, respectively, to meet their families for one month, subject to certain conditions.
The court had directed them to return to India after one month and inform it within 72 hours. The court had also directed them to join the investigation through video conferencing or physically, as required by the NIA.
To recall, VanDyke and others were arrested by the National Investigation Agency in March 2026 for alleged connections to armed groups, illegal border crossing via Mizoram and abetment of illegal activities. It was alleged that they travelled to Myanmar and provided training to use weapons and drone operations to ethnic armed groups.
(With inputs from ANI)
