The 24-year-old Tripura student, who was allegedly assaulted by a group of miscreants in the Selaqui area of Dehradun, Uttarakhand, succumbed to his injuries. Angel Chakma, was allegedly racially abused before being brutally thrashed.
According to the police, the incident took place on December 9 when Angel Chakma, an MBA student from Tripura, and his brother Michael Chakma had gone to buy groceries in the Selaqui area.
“Two students from Tripura, Angel Chakma and his brother, Michael Chakma, lived near Nanda Chowki in the Premnagar police station area. This incident happened on the evening of the 9th, when they had gone to Selaqui for some work,” police said.
They were allegedly stopped by a group of six men, who hurled racial abuses and called them “Chinki”, “Chinese” and “Momo”.
Angel, however, confronted them and said, he is Indian, and not Chinese. This escalated the situation, and the men allegedly attacked him with knives and other blunt objects. Angel succumbed to his injuries on Friday.
“A fight broke out between them, during which it is reported that they were attacked with knives and other blunt objects. As a result, they were seriously injured. Their brother took them to the hospital, and subsequently, an FIR was registered,” the police said.
Following the incident, the police arrested five people, including two juveniles.
“Those whose names came to light were arrested by the police. A total of five people have been arrested in this case. Three people — Avinash Negi, Suraj Khawas, and Sumit — were sent to jail. Two of them were juveniles and were sent to the correctional home,” the police added.
‘Those involved will not be spared’: CM Dhami
Following the incident, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami stated that such incidents are completely unacceptable and that the government will “deal strictly with anti-social elements”.
“Those involved in such crimes will not be spared,” Dhami said, according to a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office.
“So far, five accused have been arrested in connection with the murder of Angel Chakma, a student and resident of Nandanagar in Unakoti district of Tripura. Among them, two accused are minors and have been sent to a juvenile reform home. Police are continuously conducting raids to arrest an absconding accused, on whom a reward of Rs 25,000 has been announced. A police team has also been sent to Nepal in search of the absconding accused,” the CMO said.