IMPHAL, Dec 30: The North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) has submitted a memorandum to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, seeking urgent intervention in connection with the killing of Angel Chakma, a 24-year-old student from Tripura, in Dehradun.

In the memorandum, NESO stated that Angel Chakma was brutally beaten and stabbed on December 9, 2025, allegedly following racial abuse. He remained under medical treatment for over two weeks before succumbing to his injuries on December 26. The organisation also noted that Angel’s brother, Micheal Chakma, was assaulted in the same incident.

Terming the incident deeply disturbing, NESO alleged that the attack was racially motivated, with the victims targeted because of their physical appearance and ethnic identity. It said the killing reflected a serious failure to ensure the safety and dignity of students from the Northeast, adding that similar incidents of racial harassment and violence had been reported from different parts of the country.

The memorandum was submitted on behalf of eight major students’ bodies from the seven Northeastern states — the Khasi Students’ Union, All Assam Students’ Union, Naga Students’ Federation, Mizo Zirlai Pawl, Twipra Students’ Federation, All Manipur Students’ Union, Garo Students’ Union, and All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union — which collectively represent students and youths from the region studying and residing outside the Northeast.

NESO urged the Uttarakhand government to take immediate and effective measures to ensure the mental, social and physical security of students and residents from the Northeast living in Dehradun and other parts of the state. It also appealed for decisive action by the authorities to ensure justice without delay.

The organisation placed three key demands before the state government: awarding the highest punishment to those responsible for the crime at the earliest, establishing at least one special police station to exclusively handle cases of racial discrimination and atrocities against people from the Northeast, and enacting a stringent Anti-Racism Act to address racial discrimination.

The memorandum was signed by NESO chairman Samuel B. Jyrwa and secretary general Mutsikhoyo Yhobu, who expressed hope that prompt and firm action by the Uttarakhand government would help restore confidence among students and communities from the Northeast and prevent the recurrence of such incidents.