The director general of police for the region informed The Press Trust of India, “We are getting more details about him and his intention to visit the reserved tribal area.”
His detention has been reported to the Home Department, the Ministry of External Affairs, and the US Embassy. Police and the US Embassy in India have been contacted by MailOnline for comment.
‘Reckless and dumb’ is how Caroline Pearce, head of indigenous rights organization Survival International, described Polyakov’s effort to visit the island.
According to a statement she sent to MailOnline, “this person’s actions not only endangered his own life, they put the lives of the entire Sentinelese tribe at risk.”
“It’s well known by now that uncontacted peoples are susceptible to common external diseases like measles or the flu, which could wipe them out entirely.”
