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US National Matthew Van Dyke Pays Rs 5.5 Lakh to Settle Immigration Violations
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Firstpost•22-09-2026, 11:22
US National Matthew Van Dyke Pays Rs 5.5 Lakh to Settle Immigration Violations
- •US national Matthew Aaron Van Dyke paid Rs 5.5 lakh in compounding charges to the FRRO for immigration violations under the Immigration and Foreigners Act.
- •The payment follows an FRRO order issued on September 18, settling the immigration-related offenses.
- •Van Dyke was recently granted default bail by a Delhi court in a high-profile NIA case, as the chargesheet did not include UAPA Section 18 allegations.
- •The court noted the NIA's chargesheet focused on immigration offenses, not the alleged terror conspiracy, allowing Van Dyke's statutory right to default bail.
- •Despite settling immigration violations, the NIA's investigation into the alleged terror conspiracy under UAPA remains open and legally distinct.
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US national Matthew Van Dyke paid Rs 5.5 lakh in compounding charges to settle immigration-related violations under the Immigration and Foreigners Act following an FRRO order.
Special NIA Judge Prashant Sharma granted default bail because the agency's chargesheet filed on September 8 did not include the alleged offence under Section 18 of the UAPA regarding conspiracy to commit a terrorist act, making an incomplete chargesheet insufficient to block his statutory right.
No, the payment does not automatically end the wider NIA investigation because the immigration violations and the separate allegations under the UAPA are legally distinct matters.
