Dehradun, Dec. 29 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has immediately approved the financial assistance for Tarun Prasad Chakma, the father of Tripura student Angel Chakma, who was brutally stabbed in Dehradun after allegedly facing racial abuse.

According to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), the first instalment of Rs 4,12,500 has been released. This assistance has been sanctioned under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955.

As per the Chief Minister's instructions, the case for immediate financial assistance to the victim's family was forwarded to the District Social Welfare Officer, Dehradun, through the Senior Superintendent of Poli...