Dehradun, Jan. 15 -- The main accused in the murder of 24-year-old-student Anjel Chakma has allegedly fled to Nepal, and the Dehradun Police have initiated the extradition proceedings, officials said on Thursday.

Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajay Singh said that the Local Intelligence Unit (LIU) sent a report to the central agency to extradite Yagyaraj Awasthi, the prime accused in the murder of the Tripura student.

The murder of Anjel Chakma took place on December 9 in the Selaqui area of Uttarakhand's capital, Dehradun.

On Wednesday, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha met with the family of deceased Anjel Chakma, who was killed in Uttarakhand, at their residence and assured them of strict action against the accused i...