Delhi court sends influencer to police custody over racial abuse of Tripura youth

On Saturday, a Delhi court remanded influencer Amir Shokeen in police custody for five days in a case of alleged racial harassment of a young man from Tripura, seen in a viral video. Tipra Motha founder Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma met the youth in Delhi and promised him support. Shokeen has apologised and claimed the video was scripted.

Brief · Source: Tripura Chronicle, Northeast Now, The Morung Express
26 Oct 2026, 12:47 am

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