Dehradun, Dec 29 (IANS) Acting on the directions of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, immediate financial assistance was sanctioned on Monday to Tarun Prasad Chakma, the father of Tripura student Angel Chakma, who was brutally assaulted in Dehradun and later succumbed to his injuries at a hospital, officials said.An official from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that an amount of Rs 4,12,500 has been released as the first instalment, and the cheque has already been dispatch…
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Dehradun, Dec 29 (IANS) The Uttarakhand government on Monday announced that it will bear all medical expenses incurred during the treatment of Angel Chakma, a student from Tripura who was tragically killed. In this moment of profound grief, the state government has assured that it stands firmly with the bereaved family and will extend every possible assistance.The government made it clear that ensuring justice for Chakma is its top priority. Moreover, preventing the recurrence of such incidents …
New Delhi/Agartala, Dec 29 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP), in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi, along with the Mizoram Chief Minister and several organisations, on Monday condemned the brutal assault and subsequent death of Tripura student Angel Chakma in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun, describing it as a “horrific hate crime” and demanding strict punishment for the culprits. According to officials and family members, the 24-year-old student, son…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Following the brutal assault and subsequent death of a Tripura student in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun, a public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking urgent judicial intervention to address “continuing constitutional failure” in dealing with racially motivated violence against citizens from the North-Eastern states. The PIL, filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, referred to the death of Angel Chakma, who succumbed on December 26…
Itanagar, Dec 29 (IANS) Nagaland Minister Temjen Imna Along on Monday strongly reacted to the alleged racial attack on a Tripura student in Dehradun, asserting that the North Eastern states are an inseparable and integral part of India. The victim, 24-year-old Angel Chakma, a resident of Unakoti district in Tripura, had an argument along with his younger brother Michael with Suraj Khawas (22), a resident of Manipur currently living in Dehradun, and five of his friends at Selakui market on Decemb…
Dehradun, Dec 29 (IANS) Amid growing outrage over the killing of a Tripura student in Dehradun in what the family has described as a racist attack, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday spoke to the victim’s father, Tarun Prasad Chakma, expressed deep grief over the incident and assured him of strict action against all those involved. The victim, 24-year-old Angel Chakma, a resident of Unakoti district in Tripura, had an argument along with his younger brother Michael with Sur…
Agartala, Dec 28 (IANS) Various youth and students’ organisations on Sunday organised a candlelight march in Agartala to protest the brutal assault and subsequent death of Tripura student Angel Chakma in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun. According to officials, the 24-year-old student, son of a Border Security Force (BSF) constable, succumbed to his injuries on December 26 at a hospital in Dehradun. He was grievously injured after being attacked by a group of miscreants on December 9.Demanding justice…
Agartala, Dec 27 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, on Saturday, spoke to his Uttarakhand counterpart Pushkar Singh Dhami over the brutal assault on student Angel Chakma in Dehradun, government officials said. The 24-year-old student, son of a Border Security Force (BSF) Constable, succumbed to his injuries on Friday after being attacked by a group of miscreants on December 9, officials said.Uttarakhand Chief Minister Dhami told Tripura CM Saha that five accused have been arrested in conn…