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Agartala: Ameer Shoukin landed at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport on November 10. He arrived from New Delhi under heavy security. A special Tripura Police team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Samudra Debbarma made the trip to retrieve him. Police will bring him before a local judge to face legal proceedings for his role in a viral video.
The video features Shoukin making derogatory remarks about a youth from Tripura. He mocked the man's appearance and identity. The clip sparked fury across the Northeast. Political leaders, student groups, and civil society members demanded justice. The Tripura Students Forum-Delhi pushed police for a full, impartial investigation.
West Tripura Additional Superintendent of Police Dhruv Nath confirmed the charges. "We registered a case at NCC Police Station over the use of racial slurs against an indigenous youth from Tripura. We arrested him and brought him here from Delhi on transit remand. He will be produced before the court," Nath said.
Delhi Police initially grabbed Shoukin on October 22. Chief Minister Manik Saha ordered his force to work with their Delhi counterparts to ensure a prosecution. The New Capital Complex Police Station holds the primary case file. Investigators charged Shoukin under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Information Technology Act, and the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act.
Updated at 10th November 2026 at 9:51pm
A Chief Judicial Magistrate court in West Tripura remanded Shoukin to police custody until November 13. The case stems from a video that surfaced in September, though investigators believe the footage was recorded roughly a month prior to its release.
Shoukin claims the video was scripted and that he and the youth were joking, citing the man's past employment at a friend's cafe in Ahmedabad. The youth disputes this, telling investigators he did not know the accused and felt humiliated because others were present when the remarks were made. He also alleged the accused may have been intoxicated during the encounter.
Authorities noted that Shoukin has faced prior legal trouble involving charges under sections 323, 324, 504, and 506 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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