65-year-old Dulal Chandra Paul, who was from Alisinga village of Sonitpur district, died at Guwahati Medical College on Sunday after an illness, reports NDTV. "Since the state has declared him a foreigner, they should hand over his body to Bangladesh. Sad but true stand by his family.😓 https://t.co/YfEiYoRaqWShared via NDTV News App (Android - https://t.co/LAhrV0C7Zu | iPhone - https://t.co/UygoaWaEGo ) — Asif Iqbal (@asifiqbal19) October 17, 2019The family says Dulal Chandra Paul was declared a foreigner in 2017 in an ex-parte judgment despite being mentally unstable. "He has been declared a foreigner by the tribunal so it is beyond the scope of the administration to even discuss on their demand. What has angered his family and villagers the most is the fact that the prison department officials came with a document to hand over the body which allegedly mentioned him as a 'declared foreigner.'

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 17, 2019 10:41 UTC