Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Delhi Court Allows NIA Tihar Interrogation of Two Foreigners
A Delhi court has allowed India’s National Investigation Agency to question two foreign prisoners.
The questioning will happen inside Tihar Jail on September 2 and 3.
One prisoner is from the United States, and the other is from Ukraine.
They are being held while the investigation continues.
The agency says they may have worked as mercenaries.
It also alleges that they were connected to armed groups in India and Myanmar.
Investigators are examining claims that the group helped these groups and provided drone training.
The prisoners were arrested after allegedly entering India from Myanmar through Mizoram.
A Delhi court approved the National Investigation Agency’s request to question Matthew Aaron Van Dyke and Kaminskyi Viktor inside Tihar Jail.
The interrogation is authorized for September 2 and 3 while both men remain in judicial custody.
Van Dyke is a United States citizen, while Viktor is a Ukrainian national.
The NIA alleges the men were involved in a terror conspiracy linked to ethnic armed groups in India and Myanmar.
The agency arrested the two men and six other Ukrainian nationals on March 13 after they allegedly entered India from Myanmar through Mizoram.
- Who
- The National Investigation Agency will question United States citizen Matthew Aaron Van Dyke and Ukrainian national Kaminskyi Viktor.
- What
- A Delhi court authorized the NIA to interrogate the two accused men in prison in a terror conspiracy case.
- When
- The interrogation is allowed on September 2 and 3; the men were arrested on March 13.
- Where
- The questioning will take place inside Tihar Jail in Delhi.
- Why
- The NIA is investigating alleged links to ethnic armed groups in India and Myanmar, including alleged assistance and drone training.
- Investigating agency
- National Investigation Agency
- Court
- Delhi court, Special Judge Prashant Sharma
- Prison
- Tihar Jail
- People to be questioned
- Matthew Aaron Van Dyke and Kaminskyi Viktor
- Interrogation dates
- September 2 and 3
- Arrests
- Van Dyke and six Ukrainian nationals were arrested on March 13
- Previous custody
- The court granted the NIA 11 days of custody on March 16 before the accused were remanded to judicial custody
