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title: "More Aadhaar Related Starvation Deaths Reported In Jharkhand"
description: "The Right to Food Campaign in Jharkhand reported the death of three more people from starvation after their ration cards were canceled due to not linking with Aadhaar. The full RFC update is below:
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pubDate: 2019-01-01
author: Rethink Aadhaar
category: Uncategorized
originalUrl: https://rethinkaadhaar.in/blog/more-aadhaar-related-starvation-deaths-reported-in-jharkhand
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The Right to Food Campaign in Jharkhand reported the death of three more people from starvation after their ration cards were canceled due to not linking with Aadhaar. The full RFC update is below:
At least three more persons died of starvation in Jharkhand in the last 2 months. This takes the total number of hunger deaths in the state to 18, since September 2017. Among the most recent victims is 45-year old Kaleshwar Soren, who died of hunger and destitution on 11 November in Mahuatanr village of Jama block of Dumka district. A fact finding team of the Right to Food Campaign, Jharkhand found that the ration card of Kaleshwar’s family was cancelled as it was not linked with Aadhaar.