Agartala, November 10, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Social media content creator Amir Shokeen was brought to Tripura from Delhi on Tuesday in connection with a case involving alleged racial abuse and harassment of an indigenous youth from the state.
Shokeen arrived at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala on Tuesday morning and is expected to be produced before a court later in the day, police said.
The case was registered after a video allegedly showing Shokeen making racial slurs and abusive remarks against a youth from Tripura went viral on social media. The video reportedly surfaced in September, although police said it had allegedly been recorded around a month earlier.
Delhi Police arrested Shokeen from the Karol Bagh area on October 22. He was subsequently produced before the Tis Hazari Court on October 24, which remanded him to five days of police custody.
After completing the necessary legal formalities, he was brought to Tripura on transit remand for further investigation.
The video triggered widespread criticism online, following which Shokeen issued an apology. However, he later claimed in a Facebook post that the video was scripted and that the youth featured in it was known to him.
Shokeen said the man had previously worked at a friend’s cafe in Ahmedabad and described their exchange as a humorous interaction in which both were joking. He maintained that he had no intention of insulting or hurting anyone.
The alleged victim, however, told IANS that he did not know Shokeen before the incident and had been deeply hurt by the remarks.
“I did not know him (Amir Shokeen) beforehand. I know one of his friends, but I did not know him, and neither had I seen him before,” the youth said.
He further alleged that Shokeen and others might have been under the influence of alcohol at the time and said he could not object to the remarks because several people were present.
“One cannot say such things to someone, especially to an unknown person. I was hurt due to the remarks, but there were a lot of people at that time so I could not do anything, not even object,” he said.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. Officials also said that Shokeen had previously faced legal action, with cases under Sections 323, 324, 504 and 506 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) reportedly registered against him.
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