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The first husband of Seema Haider, a Pakistani woman who crossed into India illegally in 2023 with her four children to join her online lover, has asked the Indian government for help in reuniting with his children and gaining custody.
Seema, 32, from Jacobabad in Sindh, left her home in Karachi in May 2023 and travelled to India through Nepal with her children. Her case drew attention in July when Indian authorities discovered her living with 27-year-old Indian national Sachin Meena in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Seema now claims to have married Sachin, whom she had met online through the game PUBG in 2019.
Both Seema and Sachin were arrested in July 2023 but later granted bail. Seema faced charges for illegally entering India, while Sachin was charged with sheltering an illegal immigrant.
Seema’s first husband Ghulam Haider in a recent video message appealed to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for ”justice”.
Haider claimed he has been trying to gain custody of his children since late 2023, with the help of prominent Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist Ansar Burney. In February last year, Burney confirmed Haider had approached him for help and hired an Indian lawyer to initiate legal proceedings in Indian courts.
“After due process, we have hired an Indian lawyer, Ali Momin, and have sent the power of attorney to start legal proceedings in Indian courts,” he had said.
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Haider in the video message claimed, “It has been a year since the case is pending in court and I have not seen my children since 2023.” ”I appeal to the Indian minister, S Jaishankar, to give me justice,” he said. Haider alleged that his children are stuck in India because of their mother.
”She is trying to change their names and religion forcibly,” he claimed.
Haider was working in Saudi Arabia when Seema ran away to India via the UAE and Nepal. All her four children were below the age of 7 years in May 2023.
In an earlier interview with BBC, Seema had said that she had adopted Hinduism and refused to return to Pakistan. Seema claims her children have also converted to Hinduism.
In a recent Instagram post, Seema said she is expecting a child with Sachin.
With inputs from agencies
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