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AGRA: A 65-year-old Pakistani woman was found running the affairs of a village panchayat as its interim head in UP’s Etah district, a revelation that shocked local police and the administration. A probe has been ordered to know how she got the Aadhaar, voter ID and other documents while staying on a long-term visa. An FIR has also been filed against her.
Bano Begum, a resident of Karachi, Pakistan came to India 35 years ago at her relative's home in Etah. Later, she got married to a local, Akhtar Ali. Since then, she had been staying in Etah on a long-term visa, and had applied for Indian citizenship several times.