New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- US National Matthew Aaron VanDyke has moved a bail application on Thursday, seeking default bail. The Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court at Rouse Avenue Court has issued notice to the NIA and sought a response by Friday.

The bail has been sought on the grounds that the offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) have not been invoked in the charge sheet recently filed against him and six other Ukrainian nationals.

The NIA had filed a chargesheet before the Rouse Avenue court against six Ukrainian nationals and US citizen VanDyke in a case registered by the agency in March 2026. The case was initially registered under the UAPA. However, the UAPA provision has not been invoked in th...