Overview
- Five suspects are in custody, two of them juveniles, while a Nepalese national remains absconding with the reward for information raised to ₹1 lakh and a non-bailable warrant issued.
- Dehradun police say preliminary findings and available CCTV and witness accounts do not corroborate racial abuse, though the investigation continues under a Special Investigation Team.
- The NHRC and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes have issued notices seeking prompt action-taken reports and directions to ensure the safety of students from the Northeast.
- A Supreme Court public interest litigation filed on December 28 seeks judicial intervention over alleged systemic failures to prevent racial discrimination and violence.
- The victim’s family disputes the police stance, cites slurs in their account, and seeks a CBI or CID probe, as police move to record a fresh statement to formally capture the racial-abuse allegations.