FIR registered against Pakistani woman found running panchayat as interim head in UP ANI | Updated: Jan 03, 2021 00:10 IST
Etah (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 3 (ANI): A Pakistani woman, who came to India 35 years ago, was found running the affairs of a panchayat as the interim head of Gudau village in Etah on Saturday, according to an official.
The administration has registered an FIR against her.
Alok Priyadarshi, District Panchayati Raj Officer, Etah said, Members of Gram Panchayat unanimously elected her as village head. So, they re responsible for this. One needs to be an Indian national to be elected as village panchayat head. We ve given instructions to lodge FIR in this case.
Updated Jan 02, 2021 | 23:12 IST
In January last year, Bano was made the interim head following the death of the Village Pradhan Shahnaz Begum and was officiating on matters related to Gudau village panchayat. Bano Begum | Photo Credit: ANI
Key Highlights
The woman had come to India from Pakistan 35 years ago to attend a relative s wedding and never went back
She claims she was appointed Panchayat head by a former Pradhan
Etah: A Pakistani woman who came to India more than three decades ago and never went back was appointed as interim head of a village Panchayat in Uttar Pradesh s Etah. The state administration has ordered an FIR against her.
Lucknow, January 1
An inquiry has been ordered after a 65-year-old Pakistani woman was found running the affairs of a village panchayat as its interim head in Etah district.
Investigations were afoot to find out how she got the Aadhaar, voter ID and other documents while staying on a long-term visa.
An FIR has also been lodged against her.
According to reports, 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 an Indian, Akhtar Ali.
Since then, she had been staying in Etah on a long-term visa, and had applied for Indian citizenship on several occasions.
Lucknow, January 1
An inquiry has been ordered after a 65-year-old Pakistani woman was found running the affairs of a village panchayat as its interim head in Etah district.
Investigations were afoo
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