Overview
- New CCTV reviewed by police and reported by News18 shows Anjel Chakma and his brother confronting six men near a shop shortly before the attack.
- The 24-year-old MBA student was assaulted on December 9 in Dehradun after racist taunts and died on December 26 from severe head, neck and spinal injuries.
- Five of six accused have been arrested, including two juveniles sent to a correctional home, and the case has been upgraded to murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Tripura and other Northeast states have seen protests and statements from regional leaders, while the Tripura and Uttarakhand chief ministers said swift action is underway.
- Chakma’s body was flown to Agartala for last rites, and his BSF-constable father and family have demanded strict punishment and stronger safeguards against racial attacks.