A Tripura student from the Chakma community on Friday succumbed to his injuries from an attack on him in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun that took place two weeks ago, India Today NE reported.

Angel Chakma, an MBA student, and his brother had been attacked allegedly by a group of assailants on December 9.

The 24-year-old’s brother Michael Chakma was quoted as saying that the attackers, who were drunk, harassed them because of their appearance and shouted racial slurs.

The assailants allegedly stabbed Angel Chakma several times with knives. He was critically injured and taken to a hospital in Dehradun, where he was in the intensive care unit for the past two weeks. His condition deteriorated and he died on Friday morning.

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The brothers were on their way to buy groceries in the Selaqui area of Dehradun, East Mojo reported.

The police have arrested five persons in the matter. The suspects have been identified as Avinash Negi, Shaurya Rajput, Suraj Khawas, Ayush Badoni and Sumit, India Today NE reported.

One of those arrested is from Manipur and the others from Uttarakhand.

Legal action is being taken against one more suspect who is a Nepali citizen, The Hindu quoted Senior Superintendent of Police Dehradun Ajay Singh as saying.

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A murder charge was added to the initial first information report about the assault, the officer was quoted as saying.

Angel Chakma was a resident of Debram Para near Agartala. He was from Pecharthal in North Tripura district.

The student’s family has demanded strict punishment for those involved in the killing.

TIPRA Motha chief Pradyot Debbarma condemned the killing. “We have lost Angel Chakma but his murderers are yet to be convicted – we demand justice for the departed soul,” Debbarma said on social media.

“We will ensure that the murderers of Angel Chakma get due punishment,” Debbarma added in another post.