{"id":305917,"date":"2018-11-21T14:29:34","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T14:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=305917"},"modified":"2018-11-21T14:29:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T14:29:34","slug":"american-tourist-killed-in-andamans-north-sentinel-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/american-tourist-killed-in-andamans-north-sentinel-island\/","title":{"rendered":"American Tourist killed in Andaman\u2019s North Sentinel Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-305919 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/andaman-1-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/11\/andaman-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/11\/andaman-1-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/11\/andaman-1-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/11\/andaman-1-743x420.jpg 743w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/11\/andaman-1.jpg 775w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">An American tourist\u00a0was allegedly killed by people belonging to the protected Sentinelese Tribes in the North Sentinel Island.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The victim has been identified as\u00a027-year-old John Allen Chau.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">According to the sources, Chau had visited the Andaman and Nicobar Islands five times earlier and had a strong desire to meet Sentinelese tribes for preaching Christianity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The North Sentinel island is home to the Sentinelese tribe, where the indigenous people live cut off completely from the outside world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Chau had taken a boat ride with local fishermen before venturing alone in a canoe to the island.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">He had hired a fishing dinghy on November 16 and left it midway and took a canoe all by himself to the island. He had made a failed attempt on November 14 as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Reports said, as soon as Chau set foot on the island, he found himself facing a flurry of arrows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The body of Chau has not yet been retrieved, an official said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Andaman and Nicobar Police has registered a case of murder and arrested seven fishermen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An American tourist\u00a0was allegedly killed by people belonging to the protected Sentinelese Tribes in the North Sentinel Island. The victim has been identified as\u00a027-year-old John Allen Chau. According to the sources, Chau had visited the Andaman and Nicobar Islands five times earlier and had a strong desire to meet Sentinelese tribes for preaching Christianity. 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