PICS: American Killed by Andaman’s Sentinelese Tribes After 'Illegally’ Entering Protected Area Now Being Called ‘Martyr’

His family also wrote a note on Chau’s Instagram profile about his ‘unconfirmed’ death. Instagram/ johnachau

The North Sentinel Island and its buffer zone is strictly restricted under the Protection of Aboriginal Tribe (Regulation), 1956 and Regulations under Indian Forest Act, 1927./ AFP File Image

CNN reported that those who knew the American Christian missionary are calling him a martyr for the Christian faith.Instagram/ johnachau

In a press release issued late Wednesday evening, Dependra Pathak, DGP, Andaman and Nicobar Police, said John Allen Chau, 27, had enlisted the help of local electronics engineer Alexander and a water sports service provider and hired five fishermen to evade the patrolling teams of police, Coast Guard and Navy to approach the island.Instagram/ johnachau

NEW DELHI: Police on Wednesday said that an American national was killed by members of a protected and reclusive tribe in the Andamans, possibly with arrows, when he tried to enter the North Sentinel Island./ Instagram/ johnachau

CNN article further wrote: "I see him as a martyr," Ramsey, 22, said in an interview on Wednesday from Cologne, Germany. "He was someone who died out of love for these people to bring the good news of Jesus Christ."Instagram/ johnachau