Overview
- Dehradun police formed a Special Investigation Team on Tuesday, with the SSP saying the inquiry is ongoing and the main accused, a Nepal national, remains absconding with the reward raised to ₹1 lakh and a non-bailable warrant issued.
- The National Human Rights Commission sent notices to the Dehradun district magistrate and SSP seeking an action-taken report within seven days and directed steps to protect students from the Northeast.
- A public interest litigation filed in the Supreme Court on December 28 seeks judicial intervention to address racial discrimination, citing the case as evidence of systemic failure.
- Five accused are in custody, including two juveniles, and the case now includes murder charges and SC/ST Act provisions; investigators say a knife and a metal bracelet were recovered and the post-mortem cites fatal neck and spinal injuries.
- Police say no evidence of a racial motive has emerged and dispute claims of an FIR delay, while the family and student groups allege racial slurs and have staged protests in Tripura and New Delhi.