Actually, the following story initially sounds like a beautiful love story: A woman named Seema Ghulam Haider from Pakistan and a man named Sachin Meena from India get to know each other through the battle royale shooter PUBG. She then moves to India with her four children and the two want to build a future together. But her luck ends in prison.
How did their relationship go? Haider and Meena met in PUBG in 2019. They exchanged contact details on social media and, according to online magazine PC Gamer, had hours of phone calls. They then met in Nepal for a week and got to know each other better. At the second meeting, which is said to have taken place just two months later, Haider took her four children to Nepal (via timesofindia).
The love between the two is real: the man works as an employee in a shop and only earns 100 US dollars a month. Since the average salary in India is around 437 US dollars, the money should not have been the reason for the love (via india-briefing.com). She is said to have fallen in love with the Indian man because she was “so impressed with his PUBG skills”.
In Nepal, the two wanted to build their own home. They visited a lawyer to advise them on the upcoming wedding.
But the lawyer is said to have ratted out the two lovebirds to the local police.
The cinematic trailer for PUBG shows in which game the two met:
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What have they both done? The Pakistani is accused of entering India illegally. The lawyer recognized from their identity card and the children’s ID cards that the family had immigrated illegally and they ratted out.
The man from India is now also threatened with punishment because he took in a person who had entered the country illegally.
The relationship is a thorn in the government’s side largely because Pakistan and India have fought multiple wars since Pakistan’s founding in 1947. Tensions between countries remain very high.
Meena’s family was also not enthusiastic about the fact that the Indian had fallen in love with a Pakistani woman. They condemned the “association with a woman from a hostile country,” writes PC Gamer.
The religion of India is also increasingly determined by Hindus, while the Pakistani Haider, on the other hand, is Muslim.
The different religions are said to be one of the reasons why the local police cracked down on the arrests so harshly: they were supported by the Uttar Pradesh anti-terrorist unit. In addition, the country’s secret services are now investigating.
Long prison sentences for the lovers possible
The two are in a 14-day pre-trial detention. (via bbc.com) As a consequence, several years in prison could result. Haider could also be threatened with leaving the country, but the couple apparently asked the Indian government for help so that the two can get married.
Why is the Pakistani afraid of returning? The Pakistani is already married: she met the Indian after her husband moved to Saudi Arabia for work.
However, according to her, the husband abused her before he traveled abroad. Therefore, the story might not have a happy ending if she has to travel back to her homeland.
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