The Aryavarth Express
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh): District Magistrate Ajay Kumar Dwivedi on Saturday said that proceedings are underway in a case involving an alleged Pakistani national who served as a teacher in Rampur for over three decades. He confirmed that an inquiry by the Uttar Pradesh government’s basic education department has identified the teacher as being of Pakistani origin.
Dwivedi said, “An investigation by the education department revealed that she is of Pakistani origin. Accordingly, a case has been registered, and further action is being taken.”
Earlier this week, a case was registered at Azim Nagar police station under sections 318(4), 338, 336(3), and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The complaint alleges that the woman obtained her teaching position by concealing her Pakistani citizenship, despite the matter dating back nearly 33 years.
According to the complaint filed by the Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA), Farzana, daughter of Akhtar Ali and a resident of the Atishbaz locality in Rampur city, married Sibgat Ali, a Pakistani national, on June 17, 1979. After the marriage, she moved to Pakistan, acquired Pakistani citizenship, and later gave birth to two daughters there.
The complaint further states that around three years after her marriage, Farzana divorced her husband and returned to Rampur with her daughters. In 1983, a case was reportedly registered against her at the City Kotwali police station by the Local Intelligence Unit (LIU) for overstaying in India after the expiry of her visa. Despite this, she allegedly secured a teaching job on January 22, 1992, by concealing her Pakistani citizenship.
Following a fresh investigation by the LIU, the teacher was dismissed from service. Acting on a government directive, the BSA subsequently lodged a formal complaint at the Azim Nagar police station, leading to the registration of the case.
Authorities said further details are awaited as the investigation continues.
