India has received a request from Ukraine for consular access to six Ukrainian nationals arrested by law enforcement on charges of illegally entering Mizoram and training ethnic armed groups in Myanmar.
The Ukrainian nationals and a US citizen were arrested at airports in Delhi, Lucknow and Kolkata as part of a National Investigation Agency (NIA) operation on March 13.
A Delhi court has remanded them in NIA custody till March 27.
External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said this will be “addressed keeping in mind the legal requirements that are involved in this particular case”.
Ukraine expressed “serious concern” about the “possible orchestrated and politically motivated nature” of the case against the Ukrainian nationals.
The Ukrainian embassy rejected any insinuations regarding the “possible involvement of the Ukrainian State in supporting terrorist activities” and said Kyiv is ready to actively cooperate with New Delhi on the case.
