Police: Two Americans helped missionary killed by remote Indian tribe

MSN ^ | 12/01/18

[Simon Green]

Indian police believe two American missionaries encouraged John Allen Chau to go to a forbidden island where he was killed by an isolated tribe he was trying to convert, a top investigator said Saturday.

Dependra Pathak, head of police in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, told AFP the suspects had left India, and that there was still no sign of the body of Chau -- who was killed last month in a hail of arrows fired by the Sentinelese tribe.

"We are investigating the role of at least two Americans, a man and a woman, who met with the man who went to the island," Pathak said.

"These other two, who have since left the country, were reportedly into evangelical activities and encouraged him to visit the island."

The police chief did not name the couple nor give details of the organisation they belonged to.

Pathak said investigators had traced the two Americans through calls made to Chau's telephone phone. The Americans had "local mobile numbers", he added.

Chau, 26, was killed on November 17 on North Sentinel island in the Andamans in an incident that has cast a new spotlight on efforts to protect one of the world's last "uncontacted" tribes whose language and customs remain a mystery to outsiders.

Outsiders are banned from going within five kilometers (three miles) of the Indian Ocean island to protect the tribe from outside diseases.

Police have so far arrested seven people, including six fishermen who helped Chau get to the island. The fishermen reported Chau's death, and have since been helping to pinpoint the beach where the American missionary-adventurer was killed.

"So far, we have already done three reconnaissance trips near the island."

[dp0622]

I’m 50. Please tell me your’e older and wiser cause if we’re the same age then i’m gonna feel like my IQ is about 75.

[mikeIII]

I call them savages only as a way of distinguishing them from people like you.

May be you could call them an Isolated Tribe instead? Or, maybe they just don't deserve such dignity.

[IndispensableDestiny]

I’m 50. Please tell me you're older and wiser . . .

Older and perhaps wiser.

[dp0622]

I’ve learned untold volumes of information on this website over 20 years (minus the years I was banned, for good reason!!)

I could fill 1,000 pages and likely much more with what I know now that I didn’t.

I thought Vietnam was a relatively new country before FR :)

And too many other things to write here.

One of my few strengths is i don’t mind asking what is likely an obvious question to others.

Never had the patience for books, articles yes, books no.

And that’s where the real learning and expanding of the mind takes place.

I’m strongly guessing you’re a book reader too.

And the harder to read ones at that.

[Simon Green]

I thought Vietnam was a relatively new country before FR :)

Coincidentally, I’m flying to Vietnam next month.

[dp0622]

WHY ARE YOU GOING TO VIETNAM?!?!

Why is everyone doing such exciting things but me!?!? :(

Today has been an 11 hour eye opening day for me.

I was feeling under the weather because I am never on 11 hours straight.

So i kept busy here.

I have read posts by people with some very interesting and fascinating lives.

It’s time to drive further than Atlantic city one day while I still can!!

Is it for work? How fascinating.

[Mears]

One of my sons is off to Thailand in January-——it’s a small world.

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[dp0622]

Thanks for the fatal blow!!!! :(

I’m a complete failure at 50!!

Never saw anything besides the inside of casinos, half a crook till i was almost 30, boozer, overeater, gambler, and those are the better qualities!!!

I’m so depressed.

though I’m excited for your son.

Why is he going?

[Simon Green]

Strictly for pleasure. Here’s the tour that I’m taking:

https://www.intrepidtravel.com/us/vietnam/vietnam-express-southbound-108246

Afterwards I’m spending a week in Bangkok, also for pleasure. :-)

[Mears]

“Why is he going?”

—

Because he can.:-)

He knows two people there——he’s the type that knows “a couple of people” everyplace——very well traveled———self employed and no wife or kids.

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[dp0622]

The itinerary looks fantastic and the pictures are breathtaking!

I wish you the best time possible.

It looks simply amazing.

And then Bangkok. Wow.

I’m going to Brooklyn on Wednesday :)

[dp0622]

Wow. What a life

I know people in Brooklyn and Staten Island :(

I’m really representative more of the typical white male dem than the typical white male conservative.

Went to college but paid no attention and never used the degree. Make enough to live. Very rough around the edges even at 50.
All of my friends are union.

I’ve seen nothing of the world.

I’m gonna go get that emergency bottle of JD.

I’ll see ya tomorrow!!

I am very happy for your son..

You raised two fine boys.

[Mears]

“You raised two fine boys.”

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Three boys-—and all good guys.

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[dp0622]

:)

[Amberdawn]

Lol! Ya think?

[Oscar in Batangas]

“He’s dead*, Jim”

* (soup)

[Mr Ramsbotham]

May be you could call them an Isolated Tribe instead? Or, maybe they just don't deserve such dignity.

I come to Free Republic to escape PC, not to be inundated by it.

[mikeIII]

Right. None of that craven, slimy, PC stuff here. Call it for what it is - they are savages.

[SunkenCiv]

Probably Soros. /j

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