Overview
- Anjel Chakma, 24, died Friday after more than two weeks in hospital from injuries suffered in the December 9 assault in Dehradun’s Selaqui/Premnagar area.
- Police upgraded the case to murder after his death, expanding the FIR that had earlier included attempted murder based on medical assessments.
- The main accused, Yagya Awasthi, is being tracked with police teams and a Rs 25,000 reward after he is suspected to have crossed into Nepal.
- Five suspects, including two juveniles, were apprehended on December 14, while Chakma’s younger brother Michael remains hospitalized in serious condition.
- Witnesses and friends say the attack followed racial slurs labeling the brothers “Chinese,” prompting protests in Tripura and on northeastern campuses calling for a national hate-crime law.