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News18
28-04-2025
- Politics
- News18
‘Want To Live As Indian': Pak Woman, Married To Hindu Man For 35 Years In India, Asked To Leave
Last Updated: In immediate non-military measure against Pakistan, the MHA had ordered the cancellation of all visas to Pakistani nationals after the Pahalgam terror attack. Sarada Bai, a Pakistani national who has been married to a Hindu family in India for over 35 years, has been asked by the police to leave the country and return to her native place without delay. Sarada, who has been living in Odisha for years, has been threatened with legal action if she fails to comply with the police orders. The police said that her visa has been cancelled after the Ministry of Home Affairs ordered the cancellation of all visas to Pakistani nationals, in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians. Who Is Sarada Bai? Sarada has been married to a Hindu man, Mahesh Kukreja, in Odisha's Bolangir and has a son and a daughter who hold Indian nationality. She has not yet got Indian citizenship even though she holds documents such as a voter ID. The woman has urged the government 'with folded hands" to allow her to reside in India 'as an Indian". 'First, I lived in Koraput, then I moved to Bolangir. I don't have any family in Pakistan. Even my passport is very old. I request the government and all of you with folded hands to please let me stay here. I have two grown-up children and grandchildren. I want to live here as an Indian," she said. A day after the Pahalgam attack on April 22, the government announced immediate measures against Pakistan, which include the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, cancellation of visas to all Pakistani nationals, and closure of the Attari border. First Published:
NDTV
27-04-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
"No One There": Pak Woman Living In India For 35 Years Told To Go Back
New Delhi: Sarada Bai, a Pakistani national, who has been living in India for over since 35 years, has been asked by the Odisha police to leave India immediately. The authorities confirmed that the visa of Sarada Bai has been cancelled and she has been instructed to return to Pakistan without delay. The police have warned that if she fails to comply with the expulsion order, legal action will be taken against her. The police move is part of a series of measures taken to counter Pakistan after the Pahalgam massacre. Sarad Bai was married to a Hindu family in Bolangir and tied the knot with Mahesh Kukreja several years ago. Her son and daughter are Indians. Despite having all key documents including voter ID, she was never granted Indian citizenship. She has now requested that the government not separate her from her family. With folded hands, she has appealed to be allowed to continue living in India, the country she has called home for over three decades. "I was first in Koraput then came to Bolangir. I have no one in Pakistan... Even my passport is to old. I ask the government and you all with folded hands, please allow me to live here. I have two grown children, grand children... I wish to live here as an Indian," she said. Her petition to the government has touched many hearts.
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Business Standard
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
'Where will I go?' Odisha woman faces deportation to Pak after 35 years
Sarada Bai, 55, has called India home for more than three decades. She raised a family here, built a life in Odisha's Bolangir district, and never thought she would one day be asked to leave. But now, as tensions between India and Pakistan rise in the aftermath of Pahalgam terror attack, Sarada faces deportation to a country she barely remembers. According to a report in The Indian Express, Sarada was born in Pakistan's Sindh province. She came to India in 1987 on a 60-day visa with her father and six siblings. The family settled in Odisha's Koraput district, and a few years later, Sarada married a local businessman. For the past 35 years, she has lived in Bolangir, raising two children and now caring for two grandchildren. 'My family is here. India is my home,' she told the newspaper. But a letter from the district police has changed everything. On Saturday, Sarada received an official notice directing her to leave India. The letter, signed by the Superintendent of Police, said she neither holds a valid long-term visa nor qualifies under the exempted categories. 'You are directed to quit India at the earliest,' the letter warned, adding that legal action would follow if she failed to comply. 'I have no one in Pakistan,' Sarada said. 'I haven't even spoken to anyone there in years, not even over the phone. My life is here, my children are Indian citizens. Why should I be forced to leave?' Tensions spill over after Pahalgam terror attack Sarada's situation is not unique. She is one of 12 Pakistani nationals living in Odisha who have been issued exit notices in recent days. The sudden move comes after the Indian government revoked all valid visas issued to Pakistani citizens, following a deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22. The attack, which left 26 people dead, has reignited tensions between the two nuclear-powered neighbours. India has blamed Pakistan-based terror groups for the violence, prompting a series of diplomatic measures from New Delhi. On April 26, the Ministry of External Affairs announced that all existing visas for Pakistani nationals would be cancelled with effect from April 27. Medical visas would be valid until April 29. For people like Sarada, the announcement came without warning—and without clarity on what comes next. Sarada says she had applied for Indian citizenship years ago but never received a response. Now, she fears she will be forced to leave behind everything she knows. 'I just want to stay with my children. This is my home. Where will I go?'
Indian Express
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Living in Odisha for three decades, Pak-born woman gets exit notice: ‘Have no one there'
Among those hit by the Centre's decision to revoke visas issued to Pakistan nationals is 55-year-old Pakistan-born Sarada Bai, who is married to an Indian citizen and has been living in Odisha for more than three decades. Sarada Bai — Sarada Kukreja after marriage — was born in Sukkur city in Pakistan's Sindh province in 1970, according to her Pakistani passport. She said the district police sent her an exit notice stating that she neither has a long-term visa or falls under exempted categories. The police order warned her of legal action if she failed to leave the country. Sarada said her father came to India on a 60-day visa with his six children in 1987 and settled in Odisha's Koraput district. Sarada got married to a businessman in Bolangir about 35 years back, and now has a son and a daughter and two grandchildren, who are Indian citizens. Sarada, who claims to have a Voter ID and an Aadhaar card, said she applied for Indian citizenship long back but has not been able to get it. The letter issued by the Bolangir Superintendent of Police on Saturday said: 'As per our available record, you neither have a valid LTV [long-term visa] nor come under the above exempted category of visas. Hence, you are directed to quit India at the earliest as deemed proper failing which legal action will be taken against you.' Speaking to reporters, she requested the government to not separate her from her family and said she had no one in Pakistan. 'Ever since I came here, I have considered India my country. My family is in India and I don't want to go to Pakistan. I have never even spoken to anyone in Pakistan, even over the phone.' According to officials, the state government has issued exit notices to 12 Pakistani nationals residing in Odisha for years in various districts. While many of them have been staying on long-term visas, some have been staying without valid documents. 'We have issued notices and asked them to leave the country as per the decision of the government of India. If they fail to do so, appropriate action will be taken against them,' said a senior police officer. One of these people is from Bhubaneswar, said the city's Deputy Commissioner Jagmohan Meena. Three such notices have been issued in Cuttack and one in Balasore, according to officials.
