Archive · 29 Dec 2025
Tripura Student Dies After Racial Attack in Dehradun
A young man named Anjel Chakma from Tripura was studying in Dehradun.
One day, while buying groceries, some men started making fun of him and his brother, saying mean things about them being from the northeast.
Anjel told them they were Indians, not Chinese.
But the men got angry and attacked them with knives.
Anjel was badly hurt and died after two weeks in the hospital.
His brother is still hurt.
Many people are sad and angry about this.
They are protesting and asking for laws to stop such hate crimes.
The police are trying to catch the men who did this.
Anjel Chakma, a 24-year-old MBA student from Tripura, died after being stabbed in Dehradun on December 9, 2023.
The attack followed racial slurs directed at Anjel and his brother Michael by a group of men.
Anjel's brother Michael remains hospitalized with serious injuries.
Protests have erupted across northeast India, demanding a national law against racial hate crimes.
Five of the six accused have been arrested, with the main accused, Yagya Awasthi, still at large.
- Who
- Anjel Chakma, a 24-year-old MBA student from Tripura, and his younger brother Michael
- What
- Anjel was stabbed after confronting a group of men who allegedly hurled racial slurs at him and his brother
- When
- The attack occurred on December 9, 2023, and Anjel died on December 26, 2023
- Where
- The incident took place in the Selaqui area of Dehradun, Uttarakhand
- Why
- The attack was reportedly triggered by racial slurs and derogatory language directed at the brothers
- Victim
- Anjel Chakma, 24-year-old MBA student from Tripura
- Incident Date
- December 9, 2023
- Location
- Selaqui area, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
- Accused
- Six individuals, including two juveniles, with one main accused, Yagya Awasthi, still at large
- Charges Filed
- Sections 103@ (murder), 30 (committing crime with common intention), 115@ (voluntarily causing hurt), 118 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons), 3510 (criminal intimidation), 109 (attempt to murder), 61 (criminal conspiracy)
- Reward Announced
- Rs 25,000 for information leading to the arrest of Yagya Awasthi
- Protests
- Student protests across northeast India demanding a national law against racial hate crimes
- Support
- Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma, chairman of the Tipra Motha Party, provided support to the family
Sources
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