Delhi Police have arrested content creator Amir Shokeen in connection with a purported video showing the alleged racial abuse and humiliation of a youth from Tripura, officials said. The case has triggered condemnation from political leaders and northeastern student groups, while investigators examine the video and the roles of several people allegedly linked to the incident.
Police had taken suo motu cognisance of the video and registered a case after it circulated on social media. The Delhi Police’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit is investigating the digital material, following a request from the Special Police Unit for North Eastern Region, or SPUNER.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Niharika Bhatt identified the arrested person as Amir Shokeen and said he was a “bad character” of the Sadar Bazar area who had previously been involved in multiple cases of brawling. The police statement did not provide further details of the earlier cases.
Police personnel visited Shokeen’s residence during the investigation, but a senior officer said he was not present there at the time. The arrest was subsequently reported by Delhi Police. Police sources said a team from Tripura Police was expected to reach Delhi and visit Sadar Bazar police station before taking custody of Shokeen from Delhi Police.
The sources said Tripura Police would produce him before a Delhi court to seek transit remand. The report did not state whether the court had granted the remand at the time of publication. Police are also examining the alleged recording location, with sources saying the video was reportedly made in Ahmedabad around a month earlier.
Investigators believe there may be seven to eight accused in the case, and their individual roles will be examined. The available police account did not specify the charges or confirm how many people had been identified or arrested beyond Shokeen.
The incident has drawn responses from Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha. Rijiju said on X that action would be taken and that Delhi and Tripura Police would act against the person involved. Saha directed the Tripura director general of police to coordinate with Delhi Police on the case.
Leaders across party lines have condemned the alleged incident. The Tripura Students Forum Delhi called for an impartial investigation, preservation of digital evidence and legal action. Those demands place attention on both the treatment of northeastern residents in the capital and the handling of digitally circulated evidence in cases involving alleged identity-based abuse.
The immediate next steps are the coordination between the two police forces, the court proceedings on transit remand and the examination of the video and other evidence. Police are also expected to determine the roles of the other alleged accused as the investigation continues.
