India, Dec. 29 -- The Uttarakhand Police on Monday said they have found no evidence so far that the killing of a 24-year-old Tripura student in Dehradun was racially motivated, underlining that one of the five accused arrested is from Manipur.

Angel Chakma, the student, died last week, days after he was allegedly called a "Chinese" and attacked with blunt objects.

PD Bhatt, an investigator, said allegations suggesting that racial slurs were hurled at Chakma before his murder were unfounded at this stage. "We have found no evidence so far to link the incident with racism. There is no basis for such allegations," he said.

Bhatt said Chakma was attacked near a liquor shop where Suraj, the accused from Manipur, was celebrating his son's bi...