Indian police arrested an American tourist on Thursday after he tried to make contact with residents of the infamous North Sentinel Island.
Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 24, managed to reach the restricted territory in the Indian Ocean in recent days, according to a report from The Guardian.
The British news outlet noted that outsiders, whether they hail from India or anywhere else in the world, are disallowed from trying to contact the North Sentinelese and from traveling within three miles of the territory.
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The rules protect islanders from those who may bring in disease or disrupt the tribal lifestyle.
Polyakov, on the other hand, stepped foot on the island with a coconut and a can of Diet Coke.
Polyakov also allegedly blew a whistle off the
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