'Pleaded with mob, desperately tried to prove his Indian identity'; More details about Anjel Chakma murder case

NEW DELHI: The Human Rights Commission sought a report on the brutal attack on a Tripura student by a mob in Dehradun, mistaking his identity as Chinese. Notices were sent to the Uttarakhand Chief Secretary, DGP, Dehradun District Magistrate and SP. The action was taken on a complaint filed by an NGO. The incident took place on the 9th of this month. MBA student Anjel Chakma (24), who was beaten and stabbed with a knife, died in hospital on the 26th. Anjel, who had come to study in Dehradun, is the son of a BSF jawan. Racial hatred is believed to have led to the gore murder.

The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes also intervened in the issue. A notice was sent to the Uttarakhand Chief Secretary, and a reply is demanded within three days. Meanwhile, the Uttarakhand Police denied allegations of racial atrocity.

In the complaint, it says that the attackers showed extreme cruelty despite Anjel Chakma pleading that he was not Chinese but an Indian citizen. The police's initial unwillingness to register a case in the incident had led to widespread criticism. Five people were arrested in the issue. The police say that they have intensified the search to find those who are absconding. Meanwhile, a public interest litigation was filed in the Supreme Court seeking protection from racial hatred attacks on people from the northeastern states.