Overview
- Uttarakhand Police say five suspects are in custody, while the main accused, identified as Nepal national Yagya Awasthi, remains absconding with a Rs 25,000 reward announced and teams dispatched to Nepal.
- After Angel Chakma, 24, died on December 26, the case was upgraded to murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, with doctors earlier noting severe neck and spinal injury.
- Two of the arrested suspects are being processed as juveniles; three adult suspects have been sent to jail pending further investigation.
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami spoke to the victim’s father and to Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, assuring a thorough probe and strict action.
- CCTV footage of the assault has emerged as the family alleges an initial delay in registering the FIR, energizing protests and demands for accountability across the Northeast.