Delhi-based content creator Amir Shokeen, accused of racially harassing a tribal youth from Tripura, was brought to Agartala on Tuesday. A local court remanded him to police custody until November 13 for further investigation into the alleged incident.
Delhi-based content creator Amir Shokeen, arrested in connection with allegations of racial harassment involving a tribal youth from Tripura, was brought to Agartala on Tuesday and remanded to police custody until November 13 by a local court. Police will interrogate the accused to investigate the allegations and establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Shokeen was brought to Tripura by a state police team after being arrested in Delhi and securing transit remand from the Tis Hazari Court on Monday. Following his arrival in Agartala by air on Tuesday morning, he was produced before a local court, which granted the police three days of custody for further interrogation.
The case was registered at the New Capital Complex Police Station in Agartala following a complaint alleging that Shokeen had made racially offensive remarks and harassed Lesenjit Reang, a tribal youth from Anandabazar in North Tripura’s Kanchanpur subdivision.
According to police officials, the complaint prompted the registration of a criminal case under relevant legal provisions. West Tripura Additional Superintendent of Police Dhruva Nath had earlier confirmed that the authorities had initiated legal proceedings after receiving allegations of racially discriminatory behaviour against the youth.
Following the registration of the case, a police team from Tripura travelled to Delhi to apprehend the accused and complete the necessary legal formalities. Shokeen was subsequently arrested and brought to Tripura on transit remand after obtaining permission from the competent court in Delhi.
The controversy gained widespread attention after a video showing the alleged interaction between Shokeen and Reang circulated on social media. The footage triggered criticism and public reactions over the alleged remarks directed at the tribal youth. Although the video became widely circulated in September, investigators indicated that the incident had actually been recorded earlier.
In his complaint and subsequent statements, Reang described the alleged interaction as humiliating and said that the remarks had caused him considerable mental distress. He reportedly stated that he had no prior personal acquaintance with Shokeen before the incident, although he knew one of the content creator’s friends.
The youth also explained that he could not immediately react to the alleged remarks because several people were present at the location. The incident subsequently became a subject of widespread discussion, particularly concerning racial discrimination and the treatment of people from Northeast India.
However, Shokeen has presented a different version of events. In a social media statement, the content creator claimed that the interaction was casual and light-hearted and that he had no intention of insulting, humiliating or hurting the youth. He also maintained that the person appearing in the circulated video was known to him.
Amid the growing controversy and public criticism, Shokeen later issued an apology over the incident. Nevertheless, the police proceeded with the investigation following the complaint lodged in Tripura.
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Police records further indicate that Shokeen had previously been arrested by Delhi Police in connection with a separate case. According to available information, he was apprehended from the Karol Bagh area on October 22 and produced before the Tis Hazari Court on October 24 in connection with that matter. Another separate case against him is also registered at Delhi’s Sadar Bazar Police Station.
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With the accused now in Tripura Police custody until November 13, investigators are expected to question him about the alleged incident, the circumstances surrounding the viral video and the complaint filed by the tribal youth.
The investigation is ongoing, and further details are expected to emerge as police continue their questioning and examine the available evidence.
