India, Sept. 24 -- A Delhi court on Thursday allowed US national Matthew Aaron Vandyke and six Ukrainian nationals to travel back to their home countries, two weeks after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) charged them only for immigration offences, leaving out the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, under which they were investigated, people familiar with the matter said.

The order was passed by Special Judge Prashant Sharma of Rouse Avenue Courts, allowing applications moved by VanDyke and others, through advocates Rohit Dandriyal and Rohit Gour, seeking release of their passports and permission to travel to USA and Ukraine. However, they were allowed to visit their home countries for 30 days after which they must return to Indi...