Court allows US mercenary VanDyke, 6 Ukrainians to stay abroad till Feb 24

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday allowed American mercenary Matthew Aaron VanDyke to travel to the United States and extended permission for six Ukrainian nationals to remain outside India until February 24.Special judge Prashant Sharma passed the order while hearing applications moved by the seven foreign nationals.VanDyke, along with the six Ukrainians, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency in March 2026 for allegedly providing weapons and drone-warfare training to ethnic armed groups in Myanmar.The court's decision came after the central probing agency submitted that it needed more time to investigate several aspects of the case. Its counsel, Rahul Tyagi, made submissions to this effect.Speaking to PTI outside the courtroom, VanDyke questioned the continuation of the case against him."There's no reason for it to continue. If not, I'll stay in India.