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On December 30, Dehradun SSP Ajay Singh said that the clash that led to Angel Chakma’s death began as a verbal altercation near a liquor shop and then escalated into violence.
Video | Dehradun: During the press conference on the death of Tripura student Angel Chakma, SSP Ajay Singh said, “The incident took place on December 9 in Selaqui police station area. The six accused had gathered for a birthday party, and five of them have been arrested. Beating… pic.twitter.com/XQpB4A7zko
– Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) 30 December 2025
Police say abusive comments were exchanged, but described them as part of an alcohol-induced argument rather than a targeted racial attack. He said, “In the preliminary investigation, no evidence of racial remarks has come to light in the investigation of this case.”
Video | Dehradun: During the press conference on the death of Tripura student Angel Chakma, SSP Ajay Singh said, “The incident took place on December 9 in Selaqui police station area. The six accused had gathered for a birthday party, and five of them have been arrested. Beating… pic.twitter.com/XQpB4A7zko
– Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) 30 December 2025
So far five people have been arrested. Police say that the investigation is still going on.
#Watch Tripura: Members of Tipra Indigenous Students Federation – TISF took out a candle march at Astbal Ground in Agartala yesterday, demanding justice for Angel Chakma, resident of Nandanagar, Debram Thakur Para, who was killed in Dehradun on December 9. pic.twitter.com/myDFke1V9i
– ANI (@ANI) 29 December 2025
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami has directed the police to ensure that the remaining suspects, if any, are identified and interrogated.
20 days ago, Angel Chakma was beaten up in Dehradun, called ‘Chinese’, ‘Momo’, stabbed because he is from Tripura, Angel died on Friday and today the Chief Minister got time to talk to Angel’s father and also marketed him.
Reel is everything, everything is reel pic.twitter.com/H6i75g3GLH— Saurabh Shukla (@Saurabh_Unmute) 29 December 2025
Meanwhile, the family has disputed the police statement and said that racial slurs were used before the attack.
PIL in Supreme Court on racial violence against North-East citizens
Meanwhile, a public interest litigation (PIL) filed under Article 32 of the Constitution has sought to the Supreme Court to consider the death of Angel Chakma as an example of the wider pattern of violence faced by the people of the Northeast.
The petition cites earlier cases, including the murder of Nido Taniam in 2014, and calls for formal recognition of racial violence as a hate crime. It wants guidelines similar to the Vishakha framework, special police units and protection against insults and racial profiling. No date of hearing has been announced yet.
What happened to Angel Chakma?
Angel Chakma, a 24-year-old student from Tripura, was attacked in Dehradun’s Selaqui area on December 9 when he and his brother were buying groceries.
According to the family, a group of drunk people made racial remarks – ‘Momo’ and ‘Chinki’. The angel protested. After this there was a confrontation. He was stabbed and seriously injured.
Angel Chakma’s father says, “We are also Indians.”
A BSF jawan being forced to say this shows what else the BJP is doing @narendramodi Has made India. pic.twitter.com/JdqR1RUqho
– Dr. Shama Mohammed (@drshamamohd) 30 December 2025
He remained in hospital for 17 days and died on 26 December. The FIR was lodged a few days after the incident.