This special report covers the death of Angel Chakma, a 24-year-old MBA student from Tripura, following a racially motivated attack in Dehradun. On ‘To The Point’, anchor Maria Shakeel examines the December 9 assault where Angel and his brother Michael were targeted with racial slurs like ‘Chinese’ before Angel was fatally stabbed. The program addresses rising hate crimes with a panel including Congress MP Pradyut Bardoloi, BJP’s Sanju Verma, and former IPS officer Dr. Kiran Bedi, who suggests ‘preventive policing’. Activist Dr. Alana Golmei demands the implementation of the Bezbaruah Committee recommendations to criminalize racial slurs. Angel’s father, Tarun Prasad Chakma, calls for the death penalty for the attackers, while a friend recounted Angel’s last words: “We are not Chinese… We are Indians.” The broadcast also notes the Supreme Court’s stay on an order that had suspended the life sentence of Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar.
