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Time of India
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Jammu CRPF constable dismissed for marrying Pakistani cousin appeals for justice
This image is used for representational purposes SRINAGAR: CRPF constable Munir Ahmad from Jammu, dismissed for allegedly concealing his marriage to a Pakistani woman, appealed to PM Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah for justice, claiming he followed all procedures and kept his department informed. Ahmad was removed from service Saturday, with CRPF accusing him of hiding his marriage and 'knowingly harbouring' his wife after her visa expired. At a press conference Sunday, Ahmad said he was being punished despite his wife's long-term visa (LTV) application being under active consideration and backed by a J&K high court order. 'FRO had approved her stay, and the High Court acknowledged this,' he said. Ahmad said his marriage to cousin Menal Khan was arranged by their parents in childhood. 'Before 1947, our family lived together in one place,' he said. 'The partition happened in Handwal village of Bhalwal tehsil in Jammu. Some of our family stayed on one side, others on the other. But we used to visit each other.' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Chuck Norris: I Avoid These 3 Foods Like The Plague Roundhouse Provisions Undo On Dec 31, 2022, he formally informed CRPF of his intent to marry. The department requested details, which he submitted through official channels, including affidavits. He said he received a positive response from CRPF's directorate on March 30, 2024, and the two were married via video conference on May 24, 2024. Menal arrived in India on Feb 28 this year on a 15-day visa and applied for an LTV. Her interview was conducted and on March 13, they were informed her application had been forwarded to higher authorities. 'Her visa expired on March 14, but we came under the LTV category,' Ahmad said. After the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, authorities began deportation proceedings against Pakistani nationals and pushing cross-border families into uncertainty. Menal was issued a deportation notice, which the high court stayed. She was brought back from the Attari border in Punjab on April 29. Just days later, Ahmad was dismissed. 'The notice said I had informed the department of the marriage but illegally kept my wife after her visa expired,' he said. 'But she wasn't overstaying — her LTV was pending and the court had intervened. I followed every rule and kept the department in the loop.' Earlier, J&K police head constable Iftkhar Ali was nearly deported along with eight siblings in what he claimed was a conspiracy by a distant relative to grab their ancestral land in Jammu region's Poonch district. Ali's ordeal ended only after the high court intervened on April 29.
Time of India
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Jawan who 'secretly' married Pakistani woman via video call sacked
NEW DELHI: The Central Reserve Police Force has sacked jawan Munir Ahmed for "concealing" his marriage to a Pakistani woman, Menal Khan , and harbouring her beyond the validity of her visa. "His actions were found to be in violation of service conduct and detrimental to national security," a CRPF spokesperson said. You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi Menal's deportation was put on hold by the high court. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Google Brain Co-Founder Andrew Ng, Recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo Ahmed, Menal had married on May 24 over a video call last year Ahmed's marriage with Menal Khan, a Pakistani citizen, came to light after India asked Pakistani nationals to leave the country as part of diplomatic measures taken in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack. Menal was sent to the Attari-Wagah border to be deported but got relief from HC on April 29. The court allowed her to stay in India for 10 days. Ahmed and Menal had married over a video call on May 24 last year. A CRPF probe found the jawan had "not intimated" his superiors about his wedding to the Pakistani national, as required by service rules, or her overstaying in India.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Pahalgam attack aftermath: CRPF sacks jawan over marriage to Pakistani woman
NEW DELHI: The Central Reserve Police Force has sacked jawan Munir Ahmed for "concealing" his marriage to a Pakistani woman, Menal Khan , and harbouring her beyond the validity of her visa. "His actions were found to be in violation of service conduct and detrimental to national security," a CRPF spokesperson said. Menal's deportation was put on hold by the high court. Ahmed, Menal had married on May 24 over a video call last year Ahmed's marriage with Menal Khan, a Pakistani citizen, came to light after India asked Pakistani nationals to leave the country as part of diplomatic measures taken in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Highest Earning College Majors—2025 Edition Best Paying Degrees | Search Ads Learn More Undo Menal was sent to the Attari-Wagah border to be deported but got relief from HC on April 29. The court allowed her to stay in India for 10 days. Ahmed and Menal had married over a video call on May 24 last year. A CRPF probe found the jawan had 'not intimated' his superiors about his wedding to the Pakistani national, as required by service rules, or her overstaying in India.
The Print
02-05-2025
- Politics
- The Print
Lawyer representing CRPF constable's Pakistani wife in deportation case is an ‘unfazed' BJP functionary
'I defended the law declared 25 April by the MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) that people on a Long Term Visa (LTV) won't be deported to Pakistan. Menal Khan, the wife of CRPF constable (Munir Khan), had already given an interview for the LTV and the 51-day period after which LTV is deemed to be approved had passed on 4 April,' Sharma told ThePrint. Known as an advocate who raises issues concerning the Hindus in Jammu, Sharma asserts that opposition to Muslim appeasement is not selective application of the law, based on the religion of the beneficiary. Instead, he says, that Muslim appeasement can only be opposed by supporting equal application of the law of the land. New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary and advocate Ankur Sharma is unperturbed by 'amateurish' criticism he faces for legally aiding the Pakistani wife of a CRPF constable, insisting that he always supports the rule of law above everything and will continue to do so. On Thursday, the Jammy and Kashmir High Court granted interim relief to Menal, who was at the Wagah border for deportation. She had entered India on 28 February on a visitor's visa which expired on 22 March. Menal and Munir had married in May last year through WhatsApp video call, according to the findings of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), which has initiated department action against its personnel. Sharma is Menal's lawyer in the J&K High Court where her husband moved a writ petition challenging deportation notice issued by the local tehsildar. The people associated with the BJP or any critique on social media for representing Menal are criticising the law of the land decided by the MHA, he says. 'These criticisms are amateurish. I don't want to comment much on it. They are not criticising me for representing her in court. By criticising me, they are criticising the MHA,' Sharma tells ThePrint. 'This is not the only case I have fought in court. I have also fought for Jitendra Narayan Tyagi in the Jammu & Kashmir High Court and secured stay on the case filed for his alleged remarks against Islam. I have always supported the rule of law above everything and will continue to do so. I have opposed Muslim appeasement, and, hence, I was on the hit list of terrorist organisation Hizbul Mujahideen, but I will also not support selective application of law based on religion of the beneficiary,' he adds. Tyagi aka Wasim Rizvi, the former chairman of Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board, had faced charges for allegedly making disrespectful remarks about Islam and Prophet Muhammad. Also Read: ED director concedes PMLA cases piling up for yrs, weeks after CBI chief made similar admission Poster boy of Jammu's far-Right Hailing from Jammu's Kathua district, Sharma went on to pursue LLB from Faculty of Law, Delhi University before he started his law practice at the J&K HC, according to information available on the website of Ekam Sanatan Bharat. He first came into prominence in 2014, challenging the constitutional validity of Jammu and Kashmir State Land (Vesting of Ownership to the Occupants) Act, 2001, popularly known as 'Roshni Act'. Sharma had alleged that the policy introduced by the Congress government led by Ghulam Nabi Azad caused a loss of Rs 25,000 crore to the exchequer. Similarly, Sharma made news when he moved the J&K HC to transfer the Kathua rape and muder case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and later went on to represent on the accused persons alleging conspiracy of 'jihadis to defame Hindus'. He later founded an outfit named IkkJutt Jammu, which formally took political shape in November, 2020 and went on to capture limelight by demanding a separate Jammu state and division of Kashmir into two Union Territories, including one exclusively for Kashmiri Pandits. Sh. @JPNadda welcomes Sh. Ankur Sharma to BJP Jammu, Sept 22: The BJP on Sunday got a boost after the Ekam Snatan Bharat Dal, National President, Sh. Ankur Sharma, Joined the party and was welcomed into the party fold by BJP National President, Sh. JP Nadda. BJP Working… — BJP Jammu & Kashmir (@BJP4JnK) September 22, 2024 The Ikkjutt Jammu came to be later known as Ekam Sanatan Bharat Dal. Last year, Sharma merged Ekam Sanatan Bharat with the BJP ahead of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. At the time of Sharma's joining the party, BJP national president had hailed him as a 'nationalist' who has always stood for the cause of Jammu and Kashmir. 'Joining of Sh. Ankur Sharma in BJP is in the interest of J&K and will also strengthen BJP which is committed to the welfare, development and peace of J&K,' the party's UT unit had quoted Nadda as saying. (Edited by Tony Rai) Also Read: After Pahalgam widow's message against hate, an online army turns on its poster child for justice
