'Compromised PM does it again': Cong after bail to US national held in terror case

NEW DELHI: The release of US national Matthew Aaron VanDyke, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in March in a case involving an alleged terror conspiracy linked to Myanmar-based ethnic armed groups, has triggered a political row, with the Congress questioning the circumstances of his release and alleging that US diplomatic pressure influenced the outcome."Our compromised PM has does it again. The PM has failed to protect India’s elections, institutions and our national security," Congress said in a post on X.VanDyke and six Ukrainian nationals were arrested by the NIA on March 13. According to the agency's allegations, the accused had entered India and travelled to restricted areas in the Northeast before crossing into Myanmar, where they allegedly came into contact with ethnic armed organisations and were involved in drone-warfare training.