A Pakistani national became panchayat head in UP. Then she was arrested over âland disputeâ
Bano Begum was born in India, lived here all her life except eight years in Pakistan where her family was forced to take citizenship. She has voter ID, ration card & Aadhaar.
Shubhangi Misra 7 March, 2021 11:00 am IST Text Size:
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Gudau, Etah: If a National Register of Citizens were to be compiled today, one would think Bano Begumâs citizenship would be secure. She has been living in a small village called Gudau near Jalesar in Etah, Uttar Pradesh, for over 40 years, and was born in India.
UP: Probe into Pakistani woman working as village head
By IANS| Posted by Sameer | Updated: 2nd January 2021 10:04 am IST YouTube
Lucknow: 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.
Bano Begum came to India 35 years ago
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.
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
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.