Port Blair, April 4 -- A 24-year-old US national, Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, has been arrested for illegally entering North Sentinel Island in Andaman, home to the isolated Sentinelese tribe.

Confirming the arrest, Director General of Police (DGP) for Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Hargobinder Singh Dhaliwal said that the accused has been remanded to 14-day judicial custody.

According to the DGP, Polyakov, described as a "thrill seeker," had made several attempts to contact the tribe, despite their known resistance to outsiders.

"We have arrested a 24-year-old US national, Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, for illegally entering the restricted North Sentinel Island, home to the Sentinelese tribe," said DGP Dhaliwal.

The accused had gat...