How Pakistani Hindus Are Facing After-Effects Of Seema Haider’s Illegal Entry To India

India

oi-Prakash KL

Even
as
the
authorities
are
trying
to
dig
deep
into
the
past
of
Pakistani
woman
Seema
Haider
after
she
illegally
entered
India
to
be
with
her
boyfriend
Sachin
Meena,
the
situation
in
her
country
seems
to
be
getting
worse
for
minority
Hindus.

The
Hindus
and
their
temples
have
become
the
easy
target
of
the
radicals
who
are
upset
with
Haider
for
ditching
her
husband
to
be
with
her
Hindu
boyfriend
in
India.

Last
Friday,
a
150-year-old-holy
shrine
Mari
Mata
Temple
was
demolished
in
Karachi’s
Soldier
Bazaar.
Locals
have
claimed
that
the
operation
took
place
late
Friday
night
while
there
was
no
electricity
in
the
area.
They
razed
the
entire
inside
structure
while
leaving
the
outer
walls
and
the
main
gate
intact,
PTI
reported.

Residents
reportedly
claimed
to
see
a
police
vehicle
present
to
give
‘cover’ for
the
individuals
operating
the
bulldozers
and
other
equipment,
as
per
Dawn.

Cash
Payment,
Fake
Name:
Details
Of
Sachin,
Seema
Haider’s
Stay
in
Room
No.
204
Of
Kathmandu
Hotel
Revealed

On
the
following
day,
yet
another
temple
in
Sindh
came
under
attack.
The
Radhasoami
temple
in
the
Kashmore
area
was
targeted
with
rocket
launchers,
fortunately
without
causing
any
explosions.
The
authorities
attributed
the
attack
to
a
gang
of
dacoits.

“This
is
happening
because
of
Seema
Haider.
They
cannot
tolerate
a
Muslim
woman
marrying
a
Hindu
man,”
Dhanraj,
who
shifted
to
India
from
Pakistan
four
months
ago,
told
the
Swaraj
website.

A
Hindu
woman
living
on
the
outskirts
of
Karachi
in
Pakistan’s
Sindh
province
told
The
Quint
that
she
has
not
stepped
out
of
her
house
for
two
weeks.
“My
parents
told
me
it’s
not
safe.
I
think
this
might
have
something
to
do
with
Seema
Haider’s
case,”
she
told
the
website
over
the
phone
on
18
July.

Mian
Mithoo,
a
high-profile
religious
leader
in
rural
Sindh,
known
for
using
his
seminary
to
convert
Hindu
girls
to
Islam
and
even
bandits,
has
openly
threatened
to
punish
Seema
if
she
returns.
His
supporters
have
also
threatened
to
attack
Hindu
worship
places
in
Seema’s
village.

On
July
11,
a
video
lasting
about
45
seconds
emerged
on
the
internet,
showing
armed
men
purportedly
from
the
Jakhrani
tribe,
to
which
Seema
belongs.
In
the
video,
these
men
made
threats
to
the
Hindu
community
in
Pakistan,
warning
that
unless
Seema
returns
home,
Hindus
in
the
country
will
face
consequences.

A
rights
group
in
Pakistan
has
raised
alarm
over
criminal
gangs
holding
hostage
30
members
of
the
minority
Hindu
community,
including
women
and
children.

“HRCP
is
alarmed
by
reports
of
deteriorating
law
and
order
in
the
districts
of
Kashmore
and
Ghotki
in
Sindh,
where
some
30
members
of
the
Hindu
community
–
including
women
and
children
–
have
allegedly
been
held
hostage
by
organised
criminal
gangs,”
tweeted
Human
Rights
Commission
of
Pakistan.

The
HRCP
has
received
disturbing
reports
that
these
gangs
have
threatened
to
attack
the
community’s
sites
of
worship.
“Moreover,
we
have
received
disturbing
reports
that
these
gangs
have
threatened
to
attack
the
community’s
sites
of
worship,
using
high-grade
weapons.
The
Sindh
Home
Department
must
investigate
this
matter
immediately
and
take
steps
to
protect
all
vulnerable
citizens
in
these
areas,”
tweeted
HECP.

Is
Seema
Haider
A
Pakistani
Spy
Agent?
Probe
Deepens
into
Her
Deceptive
Indian
Attire,
Army
Connections

Pakistani
Woman’s
Cross
Border
Love
Story

Seema
Haider,
a
married
Muslim
woman
from
Pakistan
and
mother
of
four,
came
across
22-year-old
Sachin
Meen
on
PUBG
during
the
pandemic
in
2020.
“We
became
friends
and
our
friendship
turned
to
love
and
our
chats
became
longer
—
every
morning
and
night
—
before
we
finally
decided
to
meet,”
AFP
quoted
the
27-year-old
woman
as
saying.

After
falling
in
love,
she
left
her
country
and
married
him
in
Nepal.
She
then
went
back
to
her
country,
sold
her
property
for
flight
tickets
and
a
Nepal
visa
from
where
she
illegally
entered
India
with
her
four
children
to
stay
with
the
man
whom
she
married
in
May.

On
July
4,
Seema
was
arrested
by
local
police
for
entering
India
illegally
and
Sachin
was
held
for
sheltering
illegal
immigrants.
However,
they
both
were
granted
bail
by
a
local
court
on
July
7
and
have
been
living
together
along
with
her
four
children
in
a
house
in
the
Rabupura
area.

However,
Seema
and
Sachin
Meena
were
questioned
by
the
Uttar
Pradesh
Police’s
Anti-Terrorist
Squad
on
Monday
and
Tuesday
as
speculations
started
doing
rounds
about
whether
she
might
be
a
Pakistani
agent.

On
the
other
hand,
Pakistan’s
intelligence
agencies
have
informed
the
country’s
government
that
“love”
is
the
“only”
factor
that
led
her
to
enter
India
to
live
with
a
Hindu
man,
a
media
report
said
on
Monday.

The
Uttar
Pradesh
Police
on
Wednesday
said
it
would
not
be
appropriate
to
say
if
Pakistani
citizen
Seema
Haider
is
a
spy
“unless
we
have
enough
proof”.

“The
matter
is
related
to
two
countries.
Till
we
have
enough
proof,
it
would
not
be
appropriate
to
say
anything
in
this
regard,”
he
said.