After struggling years proving citizenship Cichar man dies at the age of 104

A 104-year-old man from southern Assam’s Cachar district, who was detained in 2018 after being declared a foreigner from Bangladesh, died on Sunday, his family has said.

After the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) was passed in Parliament in December 2019, the family was hopeful that Chandradhar Das would finally get his Indian citizenship. His only wish was that, he wanted to die as an Indian.

Until his last breath, Chandradhar Das was hopeful that his woes would end with the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), daughter Nyuti Das said.

Das’s lawyer Soumen Chowdhury told India Today TV that, the Foreigners’ Tribunal had declared Chandradhar Das a foreigner and it was an ex-parte order after Chandradhar Das failed to appear before the Tribunal.

“Das was unhealthy and he had various old-age problems, could barely walk while he was in jail. When his health condition started deteriorating, we had filed a bail petition before the court and the court granted his bail petition on humanitarian grounds,” Souman Chowdhury said.

Later, he was released on bail and was living with his family at his residence.