He said police were trying to reconstruct the events that may have led to Chau’s death. “As we draw up our strategy, and even to undertake a reconnaissance trip, we are in constant touch with academics and tribal welfare officials who have a better idea on. “We have said from the beginning, we do not want a confrontation,” Pathak said. Photograph: ReutersĪ team of anthropologists are en route to the Andamans and will help police understand how they should proceed. John Chau’s Instagram account described him as a ‘wilderness emergency medical technician’. “Based on requirements, further reconnaissance will be carried out,” he said on Tuesday.
“The rights and the desires of the Sentinelese need to be respected and nothing is to be achieved by escalating the conflict and tension, and worse, to creating a situation where more harm is caused,” they said.ĭependra Pathak, the director of police in the Andamans, said a crime had taken place and police had an obligation to investigate – which could involve further surveys of the island to collect evidence to enable the issuing of a death certificate for Chau. “Mr Chau’s body should be left alone, as should the Sentinelese.”Ī group of Indian anthropologists, authors and activists issued a similar statement on Monday. “The risk of a deadly epidemic of flu, measles or other outside disease is very real, and increases with every such contact,” its director, Stephen Corry, said in a statement. Survival International, a group which advocates for the rights of tribal peoples, has called on Indian authorities to abandon any recovery efforts, which it said would be “incredibly dangerous” for both sides.
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