Seema Haider writes to President Murmu amid demands for her deportation to Pakistan

In a gripping turn of events, a Pakistani national identified as Seema Haider has recently filed a petition before President Droupadi Murmu, seeking Indian citizenship. This comes in the wake of new revelations that have added to the mystery surrounding the 30-year-old woman from Sindh, who illegally crossed over to India in May to reunite with her partner, Sachin Meena, in Greater Noida.

In her petition, Haider has requested permission to stay in India. She claims to have been deeply influenced by Indian culture and traditions, Hindustan Times sister website Live Hindustan reported. She has pleaded for mercy at a time when there are hectic efforts to deport her to Pakistan.

Haider had met her partner Sachin Meena in the private chatroom of online game PubG in 2020. Their friendship over PubG and then over WhatsApp conversations blossomed into love to the extent that Haider traveled to Nepal in March this year to spend a week with Meena in a hotel room in Kathmandu.

Two months later, she traveled from Karachi to Dubai and then to Nepal before sneaking into India illegally. Seema Haider along with her four children traveled to Greater Noida via Lucknow and Agra and had been staying with her lover since then.

On July 4, she along with Meena and his father were arrested by the Gautam Buddha Nagar Police. Three-four days later, the trio secured bail from a local court.

She along with her partner were questioned by the Uttar Pradesh Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad for two days over her kin and claims of her brother and uncle serving in the Pakistan Army. A news report claimed she was able to perfectly read an English text handed to her by the sleuths. Sources told the website that UP ATS officials also questioned Haider over her proficiency in Hindi, as she would be heard using difficult Hindi words while giving TV interviews. As per the report, Haider told the ATS officials she learned Hindi while playing with Indians on PubG. However, when confronted over the fact that her boyfriend, who hails from Western Uttar Pradesh, did not use such difficult phrases, Haider remained silent.

Sources told the website that the UP ATS has recommended sending back Seema to Pakistan. However, the Pakistani woman has claimed she would be murdered if she returned to her country.