India’s Sachin Meena and Pakistan’s Seema Haider want to begin a brand new chapter as they stroll out of jail on a rain-soaked Saturday after getting bail.
Seema was arrested on July four for illegally coming into India with out a visa through Nepal along with her 4 kids, all aged under seven years, whereas Sachin was put behind bars for sheltering the unlawful immigrants.
“My husband is a Hindu, so I am a Hindu. I feel I am an Indian now,” Seema instructed NDTV.
The couple’s love story is as intriguing as a Bollywood film. They received in contact throughout the Covid pandemic whereas taking part in the net sport PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG).
They fell in love on the app, which led to Seema, 30, and Sachin, 25, getting married in Nepal in March this 12 months. This was their first assembly.
“It was such a long and gruelling journey. I was very scared too. I first went from Karachi to Dubai, where we waited for 11 hours and couldn’t sleep. We then flew to Nepal, before finally taking the road to Pokhara, where I met Sachin,” Seema says.
She then went again to Pakistan and Sachin returned to India. Back residence, Seema, who claimed discord along with her husband, offered a plot for Pakistani rupees 12 lakh and organized flight tickets and a Nepal visa for herself and her 4 kids.
In May she reached Nepal through Dubai and spent a while within the vacationer metropolis of Pokhara within the Himalayan nation. Then she took a bus for Delhi from Kathmandu and reached Greater Noida on May 13 along with her kids the place Sachin had made preparations for her to remain in a rented lodging with out disclosing her Pakistani identification, officers mentioned.
Their cross-border love story hit a dead-end as they have been arrested on July four and put in jail. While Seema was charged with illegally coming into India, Sachin was booked for sheltering the unlawful immigrant.
Yesterday, Seema was granted bail and can now give attention to the paperwork to make her transfer to India official.
Talking about her launch, Seema says, “I shouted in joy when I heard the news. I had thought that I would be in jail for months.”
In a video message from Saudi Arabia, Seema’s husband Ghulam Haider urged the Indian authorities to assist him reunite along with his spouse. However, Seema instructed reporters that she didn’t want to return to Ghulam Haider and claimed a risk to her life if she returns to Pakistan.