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Tripura Student Killed After Racial Slurs in Dehradun as Police Add Murder Charge and Hunt Prime Suspect

Investigators say five suspects are in custody while the alleged stabber, Yagya Awasthi, is wanted with a ₹25,000 reward and is believed to have fled to Nepal.

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.