NEW DELHI: Father of Anjel Chakma, the Tripura student who died in a fatal racial attack in Dehradun, made serious allegations against the authorities saying that they refused to file an FIR after the assault dismissing it as “minor matter”.”They wanted to file an FIR, but they were refused, being told it was a minor matter… Only when we went there did they finally register the case,” Anjel’s father Tarun Prasad Chakma said.
“Our children from the Northeast go to various places like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru to work or study, they should not be treated so adversely. We are all Indians as well. I request the government to ensure equal treatment to all,” he added. Anjel was assaulted on December 9 in Dehradun’s Selaqui area while he was purchasing groceries with his younger brother.Tarun recalled meeting his children after the attack in the hospital. “I saw my child in a critical condition; his left arm and leg were paralysed because he had been stabbed twice in the back. Blood was gushing from his head,” he said.He said that the case was registered only when he reached Dehradun. “I went to the police to report the incident, and they reviewed the CCTV footage from the scene. It showed that three people on a motorcycle approached my younger son, spoke to him briefly, and then started making comments,” he said.According to a police complaint, Anjel and his brother Michael Chakma (21) were stopped by a group of six men who allegedly abused them with racial slurs, including “Chinki,” “Chinese,” and “Momo.”The case was registered on December 12, based on Michael Chakma’s complaint, under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita relating to voluntarily causing hurt, the use of dangerous weapons, and criminal intimidation. On December 14, after doctors assessed the gravity of the injuries, police invoked additional charges of attempted murder and criminal conspiracy.Five of the six accused, including two juveniles, were arrested on December 14, while the prime accused, Yagya Awasthi, remains at large. Police said Awasthi is believed to have fled to Nepal. Officials said a police team has been dispatched to Nepal to track down the prime accused.