Pakistan Man Who Illegally Resided In India Since 2022 Arrested In Hyderabad

The Hyderabad police on Thursday arrested a Pakistani national. The 24-year-old had illegally entered India via Nepal and has been residing in the state since 2022 with his wife.

The accused is identified as Faiz Mohammed from Shangal district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South Zone) P Sai Chaitanya said in a release.

He had entered India without a valid visa and had been staying illegally in Kishan Bagh area here at the residence of his wife, who is from Hyderabad, the cops said.

A Pakistani passport and other documents were seized from his possession.

He arrived in Hyderabad to reunite with his wife and son, as his in-laws had assured him of arranging fake identification documents to facilitate his stay in India, according to a report in PTI.

A case was registered under relevant sections of IPC and the Foreigners Act against Faiz. The man's in-laws, who are named as accused in the case are absconding.

In 2018, Faiz had travelled to the UAE with the intention of working at a garments company. A year subsequent, he crossed paths with a 29-year-old woman from Hyderabad and played a role in aiding her employment in the same place. Subsequently, the alleged perpetrator entered into matrimony with her, and the pair were subsequently graced with a son, as per the authorities.

The woman, subsequently, came back to Hyderabad in August 2022 and was staying at Kishan Bagh in the city.

The cops have started investigations to get more information.