National Human Rights Commission |
Silchar Press Club approached the
National Human Rights Commission on the alleged suicide committed by a resident of border village in Assam's
Cachar district after he was declared a 'D' or doubtful voter. The incident was
a serious human rights violation.
Arjun Namasudra,32 had allegedly committed suicide on June 8 after he was declared a 'D' or doubtful voter and was not given the form for a voter photo identity card.
Namasudra was a resident of
Indo-Bangla border village Haritikar part-I (Subodh Nagar colony) under
Katigorah police station. He was an Indian was a poor daily wage labourer and could not
manage the legal expenses and became depressed. It is clearly a case of human
rights violation. He had hanged himself to death after a case was filed against
him in the Foreigners' Tribunal alleging he was a doubtful citizen.
Silchar Press Club in order to
provide justice for late Namasudra will appeal to the Prime Minister and
President to provide help to the family members of the deceased. The Silchar
Press Club demanded to the government to provide 10 lakh compensation and a
government job to Namasudra’s wife.
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