India, Dec. 28 -- A 24-year-old student from Tripura who was critically injured in an alleged racist canteen fight in Dehradun over two weeks ago has died, police said on Saturday, with his family later recounting his last words moments before the attack.

The student, identified as Angel Chakma, was allegedly attacked with a sharp object and a kadaa (bracelet) during a quarrel with five to six people at the canteen on December 9.

Recounting the incident, a friend of the student told The Times of India that Angel responded to the slurs from the attackers and allegedly said, "We are not Chinese... We are Indians. What certificate should we show to prove that?"

After which, the attackers "responded with brutal" violence, according to a re...