Delhi Court remands 7 foreign nationals to 11 days NIA custody

A Delhi court has remanded seven foreigners for 11 days of National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody. The seven foreigners include, three Ukrainians, who were arrested from Delhi, three from Lucknow and one US citizen from Kolkata. Additional Sessions Judge Prshant Sharma conducted the hearing in a closed courtroom,officials said on Monday. The NIA had sought 15 days’ custody to investigate the case. It is alleged that these foreigners came to India on a visa and then entered Mizoram, which is a protected area. Thereafter, they entered Myanmar and contacted ethnic war groups. NIA has alleged that they were trained in Myanmar and were training ethnic war groups. These groups are associated with insurgent groups in India. It is also alleged that they brought a huge consignment of drones from Europe. Special public prosecutor (SPP) Atul Tyagi alongwith Amit Rohila and others, appeared for the NIA. while senior advocates Pramod Kumar Dubey and Atul Sehgal appeared for the accused, opposing the custodial remand.