[BBC] Assam NRC: Are India’s ‘unwanted people’ being driven to suicide?

  • Abdul Azad

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Abdul Kalam Azad, a researcher, has been tracking cases of suicide since the process of updating the list began in 2015. "There has been a rise in such suicides since the publication of the final draft of the NRC last year," he said.

 

"I have been visiting people related to the victims. Those who took their lives were either declared 'doubtful voters' or dropped from the NRC. It is all very sad."

Period28 Jun 2019

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  • TitleAssam NRC: Are India’s ‘unwanted people’ being driven to suicide?
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletBBC
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date28/06/19
    DescriptionFour million people have been effectively stripped of their Indian citizenship in Assam as part of a drive to rid the state of "illegal migrants". Some facing possible deportation have taken their own lives, relatives and activists say.
    URLhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-48754802
    PersonsAbdul Azad
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