Overview
- Angel Chakma, 24, died after a Dec. 9 assault in Dehradun, leading police to upgrade the case to murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Five accused are in custody—three adults (Avinash Negi, Suraj Khawas, and Sumit) jailed and two juveniles in a correctional home—while the alleged stabber, identified as Yagyraj/Yagya Awasthi, is on the run.
- Uttarakhand Police announced a ₹25,000 reward and dispatched teams to track the absconding suspect across the Nepal border, with a non-bailable warrant issued.
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami called the victim’s father, promised strict punishment, and released an initial assistance of ₹4.12 lakh to the family.
- New CCTV footage of the assault has surfaced as protests grow and political leaders call for swift justice and a national law against hate crimes, even as local police dispute a racial motive.