PIL in Supreme Court seeking action against racial violence targeting northeastern citizens

Key Points

1. A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court on December 28 seeking judicial intervention to address racial discrimination against citizens from northeastern states.
2. The PIL was filed after the death of Anjel Chakma, a 24-year-old MBA student from Tripura, who died on December 26 due to a racially motivated attack in Dehradun.
3. Anoop Prakash Awasthi, a Delhi-based lawyer, filed the PIL, making the Centre and all states and Union territories as parties.
4. The plea seeks the formulation of comprehensive guidelines recognizing 'racial slur' as a separate category of hate crimes.
5. The petition seeks the creation of a nodal agency or permanent body at the central and state levels to address racial crimes.
6. The petition highlights the lack of mechanisms in India's criminal justice system to recognize or record racial bias.