Noida Police arrests 2 ‘accomplices’ who helped Seema Haider, Sachin get married

The Noida Police has arrested two individuals who were found to be involved in creating fake identity documents for Seema Haider.

A Pakistani woman who crossed over to India illegally to marry her lover, with whom she met through the online mobile game PUBG.

The accused, identified as Pushpendra and Pawan, both natives of Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh, were apprehended by the police and a total of 15 fake Aadhaar cards were recovered from them.

The duo had been under continuous interrogation for the past three days, during which they also revealed information about their involvement in a larger fraudulent documentation racket.

The trail leading to their capture began when Seema Haider arrived in Greater Noida. Seema was accompanied by her husband, Sachin Meena. Both had travelled to Bulandshahr with the intention of getting married.

Pushpendra and Pawan ran a Jan Seva Kendra (public service centre) in Ahmadgarh in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr, which had been allegedly used as a front for their illegal activities. It was at this very centre that Sachin Meena and Seema Haider sought assistance in obtaining the necessary documents for their marriage.

During their investigation, the police found evidence pointing to the involvement of Pushpendra and Pawan in forging Aadhaar cards. Alongside the fake documents, the police also confiscated equipment believed to have been used in the creation of these counterfeit cards.

SEEMA HAIDER’S STORY SO FAR
Seema Haider, a 30-year-old Pakistani woman, said she fell in love with Sachin Meena, a 22-year-old Indian man living in the Rabupura area of Greater Noida, while playing PUBG during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Seema, who was already married to Ghulam Haider and has four children with him, decided to leave Pakistan and cross the border into India illegally to be with Sachin.

She first met Sachin in Nepal in March and the two reportedly got married as per Hindu rituals after Seema converted to Hinduism. They then entered India through Nepal on May 13 with her children.

On July 4, Seema was arrested for sneaking into India and detained Sachin and his father for providing her shelter. Though released on bail a few days later, the couple were being questioned by probe agencies.

Meanwhile, Seema’s estranged husband Ghulam, who works in Saudi Arabia, wished to reunite with his wife and children. Seema, however, has said she does not want to go back to Pakistan and wants to live with Sachin.