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According to the FIR, the alleged remarks have hurt the sentiments of people from Tripura and the wider Northeast.
Delhi Police took suo motu cognisance of the viral video, registered an FIR and launched an investigation into the incident. (Photo: News18)
CNN-News18 has exclusively accessed the FIR registered by Tripura Police against YouTuber and social media influencer Aamir Shaukeen over a viral video allegedly targeting a youth from the Northeast with racial slurs and abusive language.
The FIR, registered at Capital Complex Police Station on October 22, 2026, invokes several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Information Technology Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
According to the FIR, the case involves allegations of racial abusecyberbullying and defamation against a young man from Tripura. The accused has been identified as Aamir Shokeenwho allegedly uploaded the video through the Instagram account @amirshokeen. Shokeen was arrested on Thursday after the outrage on social media.
The complaint states that the video was recorded on September 19, 2026. It allegedly shows the youth being repeatedly called “Chinese“, while the name “Tripura” is allegedly distorted as “C***pura”. The video also allegedly contains abusive language directed at the young man.
The complaint was filed by Suraj Debbarma, president of the Tripura Youth Federation (YTF).
According to the FIR, the alleged remarks have hurt the sentiments of people from Tripura and the wider Northeast. The complaint further states that such an act could promote enmity and hatred between different groups based on race, place of birth or residence and potentially disturb public peace.
“Such an act could incite enmity and hatred between different groups based on race, place of birth or residence,” the FIR states, according to the document accessed by CNN-News18.
The FIR invokes Sections 196(2), 197(2), 296, 299, 134, 302, 353(1)(c), 351(2) and 3(5) of the BNS.
Sections 67 and 67A of the Information Technology Act have also been invoked. The FIR further includes Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(1)(u) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Section 3(5) of the BNS has also been invoked in the case, relating to acts allegedly committed by multiple persons in furtherance of a common intention.
According to the FIR, the accused’s current and permanent addresses are yet to be verified. However, the document notes that, based on the video, the accused appears to be operating from Delhi.
Inspector Paritosh Das has been entrusted with the investigation.
The case comes after the video triggered outrage over alleged racial abuse of a youth from Tripura. Tripura Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the recording and upload of the video, as well as the role of those allegedly involved.
The allegations in the FIR are subject to investigation, and the applicability of the invoked legal provisions will be determined during the course of the investigation and subsequent legal proceedings.
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Ask News18Tripura Police registered an FIR against social media influencer Aamir Shokeen over a viral video in which he allegedly targeted a young man from Tripura with racial slurs, cyberbullying, and abusive language. The complaint states that the video featured derogatory remarks, including calling the youth “Chinese” and distorting the name “Tripura”.
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