Outsiders are strictly forbidden from going to North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean Lesley Cosme Torres is a writer at PEOPLE covering crime. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025.

Indian authorities have arrested an American YouTuber for illegally trespassing on North Sentinel Island — one of the most isolated places on Earth. There are just a few hundred Indigenous ...

open image in gallery Map showing the location of India ... footage showed his entry and landing into the restricted North Sentinel Island.” A formal complaint has been registered against ...

Historically, not many have come back alive from their visit to the North Sentinel Island (except for a very lucky group of Indian scientists in the early 90’s. It’s a place no outsider can visit.

In 2018, American missionary John Allen Chau was reportedly killed by tribespeople after he arrived on North Sentinel Island, hoping to convert the local people to Christianity.Polyakov is ...