Foreigners Tribunal of Assam Moriagaon had issued a notice against Manik Das on 20 November 2019 after his name appeared in NRC which was published in August of the same year.
Manik Das of Borkhal village near Jagi Raod had a small business at the Jagi road dry-fish market in Morigaon district. His family claims "frustration and mental torture" had forced him to suicide.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday told Rajya Sabha that the central government will identify illegal immigrants living in the country and will deport them as per the international law.