Guwahati, August 31: Nearly an hour after the final list National Register of Citizens (NRC) list was released on Saturday, a 60-year-old woman committed suicide as she heard rumours that her name was not in the list. The woman was identified as Sayera Begum. She belonged to Sonitpur district of the state. Over 19 lakh people were excluded from the final NRC list of the total 3,30,27, 661 applicants. NRC Final List 2019 Published, Over 19 Lakh Excluded From National Register of Citizens of Assam.

According to a report by Associated Press, the woman jumped into a well as she came to know that her name was not in the NRC list. Later, it was found that Begum along with her husband and son, was included in the list. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital, but she died. The Assam police have asked people not to spread rumours. NRC Final List 2019: What Next For Assam Residents Whose Names Not Included in National Register of Citizens.

Meanwhile, MLA of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) Ananta Kumar Malo was also not included in the list. Even, former President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed’s family was left out of NRC final list. NRC Final List Not Red Letter For Assamese as Many Genuine Indians Are Left Out, Says Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Earlier, in the day, the final list of the NRC of Assam was released. Over 19 lakh people left out from the list. The final list of NRC which is available online has names of over three crore people. However, the Central government has clarified that those excluded from the final NRC list would not be declared foreigner.

The main purpose of NRC is to weed out illegal foreigners from Assam. People can check the full list online at nrcassam.nic.in and thefinalnrc.com. The first part of the draft NRC, called Part Draft NRC, was published in December, 2017 and included the names of 1.9 crore people out of the 3.29 crore applicants.

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