US mercenary Aaron VanDyke was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) earlier this year. NEW DELHI: US mercenary Aaron VanDyke, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) earlier this year in the Myanmar terror training case, was released from the Tihar jail after after a special NIA court granted permission to travel to the USA to meet their families for one month.The NIA court, along with Matthew Aaron Vandyke, gave permission to 6 Ukrainian nationals to travel to Ukraine subject to certain conditions and formalities.The court directed the release of their passports to them. All 7 foreigners have been granted default bail by the court.While hearing the applications, the court noted that the accused had expressed their willingness to join the investigation whenever required by the NIA.The seven accused are Matthew Aaron Vandyke and co-accused Hurba Petro, Slyviak Taras, Ivan Sukmanovskyi, Stefankiv Marian, Honcharuk Maksim alias Maksym and Kaminskyi Viktor.They have also been ordered to provide the NIA with their residential addresses, working mobile numbers and email addresses within 24 hours.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesIf any of them does not have a working phone number, they may initially provide the mobile number of a family member. After reaching their respective destinations, they must provide their own working numbers within a week.Special Public Prosecutor Rahul Tyagi, along with advocate Amit Rohila, appeared for the NIA and told the court that further investigation was still under way.The agency submitted that the immediate presence of the accused was not required and said suitable undertakings could be obtained from them.Advocates Rohit Dandriyal and Rohit Gour appeared for Vandyke and also sought his discharge from offences under the Immigration and Foreigners Act following the compounding of those offences on September 18.The court allowed Vandyke’s application for discharge from those offences.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorRajeev SinghRajeev Singh is a Digital Content Producer with The Times of India. He covers politics, policies, defence, and conflicts for readers curious to know their implications. He loves digging into legal maxims and political trivia. On off days, when not turning pages or learning русский, he lives in the reverie of “what ifs” and “how abouts.”Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos“Terror, Theatrics Won’t Repay Loans”: India Hits Back At Pakistan At UNHRCBJP’s ₹529 Crore Poll Spending Revealed; Bengal Alone Accounted For ₹287 Crore, EC Data ShowsAjeet Bharti Faces Arrest Heat As Delhi HC Rejects Bail In Chandrashekhar Azad CaseIIT-Bombay Death Row: Parents Question CCTV Leak, Demand CBI Probe And Action Against OfficialsAnother Sexual Assault Case from Bihar: 4 Arrested In Samastipur After Video Surfaces OnlineRahul Gandhi Demands Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation, Alleges ‘Vote Chori’ After ECI Rift Emerges’Justice Must Be Served’: Ladakh Marks One Year Since Deadly Leh Violence | WatchWhen The Umpires Clash: 10 Questions At The Heart Of The Election Commission-SIR Row21-Year Search Ends As Jamui Police Arrest Double Murder Accused While Raiding House Of His Son‘Anti-National’ Gyanesh Kumar Must Resign: CJP’s Dipke, Saurav Das List 3 Demands Amid SIR-EC Row123Hot PicksStock Market TodayBank strikeNEET PG ResultGold Rate TodayOctober 2026 School HolidaysMaharashtra School holidayPunjab school holidayTelangana school holidayMumbai-Pune ExpresswayCBSE Date SheetTop TrendingAsian Games Medal TallyRahul GandhiPowerball JackpotDelhi Hit and RunUP EncounterDonald TrumpPM ModiNaomi OsakaJoe ThomasSupreme Court
NEW DELHI: US mercenary Aaron VanDyke, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) earlier this year in the Myanmar terror training case, was released from the Tihar jail after after a special NIA court granted permission to travel to the USA to meet their families for one month.The NIA court, along with Matthew Aaron Vandyke, gave permission to 6 Ukrainian nationals to travel to Ukraine subject to certain conditions and formalities.The court directed the release of their passports to them. All 7 foreigners have been granted default bail by the court.While hearing the applications, the court noted that the accused had expressed their willingness to join the investigation whenever required by the NIA.The seven accused are Matthew Aaron Vandyke and co-accused Hurba Petro, Slyviak Taras, Ivan Sukmanovskyi, Stefankiv Marian, Honcharuk Maksim alias Maksym and Kaminskyi Viktor.They have also been ordered to provide the NIA with their residential addresses, working mobile numbers and email addresses within 24 hours.
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If any of them does not have a working phone number, they may initially provide the mobile number of a family member. After reaching their respective destinations, they must provide their own working numbers within a week.Special Public Prosecutor Rahul Tyagi, along with advocate Amit Rohila, appeared for the NIA and told the court that further investigation was still under way.The agency submitted that the immediate presence of the accused was not required and said suitable undertakings could be obtained from them.Advocates Rohit Dandriyal and Rohit Gour appeared for Vandyke and also sought his discharge from offences under the Immigration and Foreigners Act following the compounding of those offences on September 18.The court allowed Vandyke’s application for discharge from those offences.
