PORT BLAIR (INDIA) (AFP) - An American tourist was killed by arrows shot by protected tribesmen living in one of the world's most isolated regions tucked in India's Andaman islands, police said Wednesday.
John Chau, 27, had taken a boat ride with local fishermen before venturing alone in a canoe to the remote North Sentinel Island where the indigenous people live cut off completely from the outside world.
As soon as he set foot on the island, Chau found himself facing a flurry of arrows, official sources told AFP.
Contact with several tribes on the islands, set deep in the Indian Ocean, is illegal in a bid to protect their indigenous way of life and shield them from diseases.
Police have registered a case of murder and seven accused persons have been arrested.
"The investigation in this matter is on," senior police officer Deepak Yadav said in a press release.
Chau had made several trips to the Andaman islands recently before finally managing to make it to the remote stretch by offering money to local fishermen.
"He tried to reach the Sentinel island on November 14 but could not make it. Two days later he went well prepared. He left the dingy midway and took a canoe all by himself to the island," sources said.
"He was attacked by arrows but he continued walking. The fishermen saw the tribals tying a rope around his neck and dragging his body.
"They were scared and fled but returned next morning to find his body on the sea shore."
The Andamans are also home to the 400-strong Jarawa tribe who activists say are at threat from outsiders, who often bribe local authorities to spend a day out with them.
But tribes such as the Sentinelese shun all contact with the outside world and are known to be hostile to any encroachers.
The North Sentinel island is out of bounds even to the Indian navy in a bid to protect its reclusive inhabitants who number only about 150.
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4. "what was he expecting to happen?" In response to Reply # 0
If he knew enough to get that island, he damn well knew he wasn't welcome. What was his plan? Naked and Afraid style till some of the indigenous people helped him survive.
7. "He knew better, the just thought he was special. " In response to Reply # 0
If he had been there multiple times, and did even just a little bit of reading, he would have know the island's status and the inhabitant's stance and response to outsiders.
Some of the best researchers in the world have tried and failed to get a bead on those people, the Indian government doesn't even fuck with them, the fuck did he think he was gonna do? ______________________________________________________________________________
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79616 posts
Wed Nov-21-18 11:16 AM
12. "There is a line in the ocean those fishermen refuse to cross" In response to Reply # 11
but nah... I guess dude thought he could talk them down.
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"Police have registered a case of murder and seven accused persons have been arrested."
What? How?
These people are cut off from the outside world and live by their own rules but one guy who went extremely out of his way gets murked and the Police somehow track them down and arrest them? Based on what? These people are going to go to regular jail now? What the fuck?
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79616 posts
Wed Nov-21-18 04:00 PM
21. "I can’t see the police going to that island to arrest them" In response to Reply # 16
Would you go to that island?
It has to be the men who helped him.
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28. "I think they arrested the citizens who worked to get him there" In response to Reply # 16
If the government has laws about people going to that island, taking money to help someone else do it would be against the law. I don't think any of the people on the island can be arrested.
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I'm sure he died thinking his deity was going to open the pearly gates. Plus, he deserved exactly what he got, because anyone who has read a single article about this tribe knows exactly what time it is.
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