Overview

• Saha, who migrated from Dhaka in 1972 and held valid voter ID, was discovered hanging in his Regent Park home on August 3 after family members forced open his locked room.
• Authorities recovered a note in which he wrote that “no one is responsible” for his death and found no mention of the National Register of Citizens.
• Investigators have formally opened an inquiry into the case and are examining the contents of the note and related documents.
• Trinamool Congress leaders say BJP-led verification drives and public rhetoric have fueled panic among long-settled migrants.
• BJP figures counter that the absence of any NRC reference in the note shows the Trinamool Congress is politicising the tragedy.