Anjel Chakma death case: Tripura CM Manik Saha dials Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami; seeks justice for 24-yr-old student

AGARTALA: Tripura chief minister Manik Saha spoke with his Uttarakhand counterpart Pushkar Singh Dhami and sought justice for the racially-spurred fatal assault on Anjel Chakma, a 24-year-old MBA student, from Unakoti district in the northeastern state, reports Biswendu Bhattacharjee.

Chakma, who was attacked by a group of miscreants in Dehradun on Dec 9, died of his wounds on Dec 26 at a private hospital.

Dhami said on Sunday that such assaults are "unacceptable", and added that five suspects have been arrested and a thorough investigation is under way.




"No one will be spared," he said. Police are searching for a sixth suspect who remains at large.Team sent to Nepal in Tripura boy assault case

A team has been sent to Nepal to trace the fugitive in the Tripura boy fatal assault case and authorities announced a reward of Rs 25,000 for information.

Chakma Development Foundation of India appealed to Union home minister Amit Shah for a fast-track trial and called for a strong law against racial violence, underscoring rising attacks and discrimination faced by people from North-East in other parts of the country.
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