India, Dec. 29 -- Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday phoned the father of the 24-year-old student from Tripura, who died last week, days after he was allegedly called a "Chinese" and attacked with blunt objects in Dehradun, to express his sorrow over the murder.

In a statement, the state government said Dhami told Angel Chakma's father, Tarun Prasad Chakma, that five accused have been arrested. He added efforts were underway to arrest the main accused suspected to have fled to Nepal.

The statement quoted Dhami as saying that a reward has been announced to facilitate the arrest of the sixth accused, and a team has been dispatched for the purpose. Dhami assured that the Uttarakhand government will ensure strict punis...