Pakistani National Bano Begum Becomes Panchayat Head In UPâs Etah District
Source: India Rail Info
Local police and administration of a village in the Etah district of Uttar Pradesh recently discovered that a 65-year-old Pakistani woman at the helm of affairs of the village panchayat as its interim head,
Times of India reports.
Bano Begum, a Karachi resident, visited a relativeâs house in Etah 35 years ago. She has been staying in the district on a long-term visa and even married an Indian local named Akhtar Ali.
Begum applied for Indian citizenship on numerous occasions and now a probe has been ordered on how she secured the Aadhaar, Voter ID and other documents despite being on a long-term visa.