Agartala: Tipra Motha chief Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma on Monday announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh for information leading to the arrest of the prime accused in the Anjel Chakma murder case.
Twenty-four-year-old Anjel Chakma, an MBA student from Nandannagar in West Tripura district, was attacked by a group of six people when he objected to a racial slur at Dehradun on December 9, and he succumbed to his injuries on December 26.
Six out of five accused persons have already been arrested, while the mastermind is absconding, the police said.
Debbarma made the announcement days after the Uttarakhand Police declared a Rs 25,000 cash reward for information facilitating the arrest of the main accused in the murder case.
“I heard that the Uttarakhand government has declared Rs 25,000 on information leading to the arrest of the mastermind in the Anjel Chakma murder case. Is this the price for arresting the mastermind in the killing of Anjel Chakma, a final year student of MBA? I declare Rs 10 lakh to one who provides clues leading to the arrest of the person who had murdered Anjel Chakma. The amount will be paid from my own pocket. Don’t make fun of us”, Debbarma said in a video post.
Meanwhile, the Tipra Motha Party (TMP)-run Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) on Monday announced a compensation of Rs 3 lakh for the family of the deceased.
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Taking to social media, TTAADC Chief Executive Member Purna Chandra Jamatia said that, on the recommendation of Bubagra (king) Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma, the ADC Administrative Reforms Committee (AARC) had approved the financial assistance to support the final rites of Anjel Chakma.
