American killed by the Sentinels in Andaman may not have acted alone | news from India

The American John Allen Chau, allegedly killed by the Sentinelese on their isolated (and forbidden) island in Andaman earlier this month, may have been part of a larger group or organization wide who tried to introduce religion into the last uncontacted tribe known to police officers aware of the investigation

Two officers said on Wednesday that they had found evidence that two other citizens Americans had gone to Andaman and held several meetings with the 27-year-old "Chau" in a "refuge". a few days before leaving for the island. "The two US citizens were a 53-year-old Tennessee woman and a 25-year-old Colorado man," said one of the aforementioned officers who asked not to be named. He added that they remained in Andaman between 5 and 10 November and met Chau in a house belonging to a local named Alexander, who had been summoned for interrogation. HT does not name US nationals because the investigation is ongoing.

In one of the notes that he left behind when he went to North Sentinelese Island on November 17, Chau spoke of a "secure home" "where he was locked up for a week. "According to Chau's notes and interrogation, our investigation originally suggests that during these interviews, Chau had motivated these people to visit the island to present the Christianity to the Sentinels," he said. declared a second officer who wished to be named. 19659002] The second officer stated that the Colorado man had landed in India on November 5 and had gone directly to Andaman, while the woman had arrived in India in October.

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Police said the two Americans left Andaman on November 10 and that Chau was to make his first trip to the restricted island of North Sentinel the next day. that the initial plan was to go to the island was on November 11, a day after the departure of both. But the first attempt could not be made because of a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. He was stuck in this secure house until November 14 – this is also mentioned in his notes, "said the second officer.

According to the records of the Hotel seized by police, the two US nationals mentioned Kolkata as the next travel destination.The police said they had found the details of the two men and that they could contact them later.

The first officer explained that it was strange to see how Chau had written that when he was stuck in the shelter, he remained largely in the dark ("being stuck in this safe "Home means that I did not see the full sun," he wrote in his diary.

The second officer stated that this gave even more credence to the theory of "the sun". a group or organization was that the five fishermen arrested for taking Chau to the north Sentinel Island claimed to have paid ₹ 25,000 to be introduced to the island. His notes suggested the opposite, describing them as "believers."

"I met last night the fishermen who are all believers and they agreed to take me. The meeting went well … "reads Chau's note.

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Chau wrote in his HT notes, some have witnessed, planning to go near the island pretending to be a fisherman – he would then use his kayak to row on the island, while the other five would continue to fish.

probe the case from every angle. Do fishermen lie about money? Where did Chau find the money? What was the exact role of the other two Americans? "Said the first officer.

Andaman police chief, Dependra Pathak, confirmed that two US nationals visited Chau during his stay in Port Blair. "It looks like Chau was not alone. We are still probing the case. I will not comment on an ongoing investigation, "said Pathak.

HT reported Wednesday that the fishermen told the police that Chau had brought a bag containing his pbadport, his clothes, his belongings, a first aid kit , vitamins and other essential items – in the night of November 16 and hid somewhere on the island.The next day he goes back to the island in the hope of to "melt" in the skin of the Sentinels and live there "several months"

First published: Nov. 29, 2018 07:21 IST