Kolkata News Update: An old man from Agarpara in North 24 Parganas committed suicide as a result of “NRC panic,” which caused a disturbance in Mahajati Nagar, Agarpara locality, when his body was found hanging on Tuesday morning. A note was recovered at the deceased’s residence, reading, “The NRC is responsible for my death.”
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP on social media, saying, “57-year-old Pradeep Kar from 4 Mahajyoti Nagar, Panihati, Khardaha (Ward No. 9) has taken his own life, leaving behind a note that says, “NRC is responsible for my death.” What greater indictment can there be of the BJP’s politics of fear and division?”
The deceased has been identified as Pradeep Kar, according to local reports. On Tuesday, his body was discovered hanging in his house. Pradeep was born and raised in West Bengal, according to relatives and other sources. His father, though, was born in Bangladesh. Blaming BJP Mamata Banerjee wrote on X (Formerly Twitter), “It shakes me to the very core to imagine how, for years, BJP has tormented innocent citizens with the threat of NRC, spreading lies, stoking panic and weaponizing insecurity for votes. They have turned constitutional democracy into a draconian law-regime, where people are made to doubt their own right to exist. This tragic death is the direct consequence of BJP’s venomous propaganda.”
57-year-old Pradeep Kar from 4 Mahajyoti Nagar, Panihati, Khardaha (Ward No. 9) has taken his own life, leaving behind a note that says, “NRC is responsible for my death.” What greater indictment can there be of the BJP’s politics of fear and division?
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— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) October 28, 2025
Barrackpore police commissioner Muralidhar himself visited the spot after receiving the news. A suicide note was also recovered from the house. Talking to family members and friends, it is learnt that Pradeep was worried about the news related to the NRC. One of his family members claimed, “The announcement of the SIR was made yesterday (Monday). Since then, he has become restless.” According to a notice from the Election Commission, the state began SIR on Tuesday.
The Chief Minister had a strong reaction to Pradeep’s death. “Those who sit in Delhi and preach nationalism have pushed ordinary Indians to such despair that they are dying in their own land, fearing they will be declared ‘FOREIGNERS’. I demand that the Central Government stop this heartless game once and for all. Bengal will never allow NRC and never allow anyone to strip our people of their dignity or belonging. Our soil belongs to Maa, Mati, Manush, not to those who thrive on hate. Let the Delhi Zamindars hear this loud and clear: Bengal will resist, Bengal will protect and Bengal will prevail.”
