Assam Man Fighting To Prove His Indian Citizenship, Passes away By Suicide

Daughter Claims, father had all legal and valid identity with him

Assam Man passes away by attempting suicide, after being called Bangladeshi. He was fighting to prove his Indian citizenship but lastly, he passes away by attempting suicide by hanging himself.

According to the report by PTI, A 60-year-old man from Assam's Morigaon district, who was fighting to prove his Indian citizenship at a Foreigners Tribunal despite his name appearing in the National Register of Citizens (NRC), has allegedly died by suicide. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter. Said the report.

According to the statement given by his family, Manik Das ended his life because of "frustration and mental torture" he faced while attending the proceedings at the Tribunal to prove his Indian citizenship.

"The case has been going on for many years. We don't know why the police sent a notice to him and filed the case. My father's name appeared in the NRC. He was frustrated and faced mental torture due to the entire process," said the minor daughter of Das. The daughter further said, Das had all valid legal identity documents such as PAN card, Aadhaar card, and land records in his name.

As per the statement given by his son, he said, the notice was sent to him after the NRC was published and all our names appeared in Assam NRC. we don't know why the police sent a notice to him and filed the case. My father's name appeared in the NRC.

He was frustrated. If those who had made it to a some and NRC are considered as foreigners or Bangladeshi then what is the use of conducting the NRC, questioned his son.

According to the statement given by Police said, Das was missing since Sunday and his body was found hanging from a tree on a hillock near his house on Tuesday evening. "The body has been sent for postmortem. Prima facie it's a case of suicide but we can say it with certainty only after the postmortem."

As per the statement given by Morigaon Deputy Superintendent of Police (Border), D R Bora said family issues could have driven Das to take the extreme step. "It is totally wrong to link the alleged suicide with the FT case. The cause of suicide might be household issues," said the DSP.