Tripura tribal student dies after stabbing in Dehradun following racial abuse
Dehradun/Agartala: A young tribal student from Tripura, Anjel Chakma, died after being stabbed in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district following an alleged racially motivated attack earlier this month. The incident occurred on December 9 in the Selakui area of Dehradun.
According to available information, Anjel and his brother were allegedly abused with racial slurs by a group of youths. When the brothers objected to the remarks, the group attacked them. During the confrontation, Anjel reportedly told the assailants that they were Indians and not Chinese, which is said to have further provoked the attackers.
Anjel sustained serious injuries to his neck and abdomen and was admitted to a hospital, where he remained under treatment for several weeks. He succumbed to his injuries on Friday.
The incident has triggered strong reactions from the victim’s family and several student and tribal organisations, who have demanded strict punishment for those responsible. Uttarakhand Police have said that most of the accused have been arrested and that one suspect remains at large.
Reacting to the incident, Sajra Debbarma, President of the Tipra Indigenous Students Federation, said the attack on Anjel Chakma should not be viewed as an isolated case. He said people from the Northeast continue to face racial abuse and violence in different parts of the country and called for stronger action to prevent such incidents.
Police said further investigation is underway and efforts are being made to arrest the remaining accused.
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'Shocked' SC summons police commissioner, IO on Apr 13 in Ghaziabad rape-murder case of minor
New Delhi (PTI): Expressing deep shock, the Supreme Court on Friday intervened in the harrowing rape-murder case of a four-year-old girl in Ghaziabad and summoned the police commissioner and the investigating officer on April 13 with the case records.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi took note of the submissions of senior lawyer N Hariharan, appearing for the victim's father, a daily wager, and expressed its displeasure over the manner in which the state police had conducted the investigation so far in the case.
The CJI lambasted the state police and two private hospitals, which refused to treat the girl before she succumbed to her injuries post-alleged rape, for their "complete indifference" and "insensitive approach".
On March 16, the victim was allegedly lured away by a neighbour on the pretext of buying chocolates and when the child did not return, a search led the father to find her lying unconscious and covered in blood. She later succumbed to her injuries at a government hospital in Ghaziabad.
