New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- Following the tragic murder of a 24-year-old MBA student from Tripura in Dehradun, a public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court flagging lacunae in our criminal laws to recognise racially charged violence against Indians from north-eastern states.

The PIL has been filed by Advocate Anoop Kumar Awasthi seeking issuance of binding guidelines in the light of such racially charged, violent attacks. The plea underscores that the said murder was reportedly preceded by taunts and racial slurs questioning the victim's nationality and identity. Further, it states that the attack was triggered by the persistent social trope that individuals with East or South-East Asian features are "outsiders" or "f...