SIT to investigate Tripura student murder; hike reward for accused

A special investigation team (SIT) was formed on Tuesday to investigate the murder of a 24-year-old Tripura student in an alleged racial attack in Uttarakhand, even as Dehradun police maintained they have found no evidence that the incident was "racially motivated".

- Amit Bathla

Anjel Chakma, a resident of Agartala who was pursuing MBA at a university in Uttarakhand, died from injuries sustained in the attack on December 9. Anjel died on December 26. The post-mortem report has confirmed that he died due to grievous injuries to his head and neck.

In the FIR registered on December 12, Anjel's brother Michael (21), who was also injured in the attack, had alleged that the accused were intoxicated at the time of the incident and used "casteist slurs" against them. "Some unknown people who were inebriated, misbehaved with me and Anjel. They started using casteist words (jati soochak shabd) against us. When we ignored them, they attacked us with a knife and a bracelet. I was hit in the head with a bracelet. My brother intervened; he was hit in the abdomen and head," the FIR, seen by HT, said.