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Human Rights Abuses Against Minorities in India —
#272 —
MBA Student Anjel Chakma Dies After Racial Attack in Dehradun
On 9 December 2025 in Selaqui, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), 24-year-old MBA student Anjel Chakma from Tripura was assaulted by a group that hurled racial slurs at him and his brother because of their Northeastern appearance. He was stabbed and critically injured, and after 17 days in hospital, he died on 26 December 2025. Local student organisations and civil rights activists described the attack as rooted in racial prejudice against people from India’s Northeast. Protests and candle marches demanded justice and highlighted what they called a growing climate of hate against minorities.
This racially motivated assault reflects deep-rooted discrimination faced by Northeastern Indians living outside their home states and contributes to concerns that racially charged violence and abuse against minority communities in India are increasing.
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