BISWAJIT DAS

Hojai, July 22, 2019

A man committed suicide by consuming poison after missing his name in the additional draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Udali’s Kachari village in Assam’s Hojai district on July 22^nd, 2019.

As per information, on July 20^th, 2019, the deceased – Rahim Uddin consumed poison after missing his name in the NRC additional draft.

Later, he was admitted to the Haji Abdul Majid Memorial Hospital and Research Centre for medical assistance. He died on July 22^nd, 2019.

As per information, Rahim had appeared in an NRC hearing recently where he was informed that his name would not be included since father’s name was different in the voter list. His father’s name Basair Uddin was Basir Ali in the voter list.

It may be mentioned that Rahim’s name was also missing in the first and second draft of the NRC.