Actually, the following story initially sounds like a nice love story: A woman named Seema Ghulam Haider from Pakistan and a man named Sachin Meena from India meet through the battle royale shooter PUBG. She then moves to India with her four children, and the two want to build a future together. But their happiness ends in prison.
How has their relationship progressed? Haider and Meena met in PUBG in 2019. They exchanged their contact details on social media and had, according to the online magazine PC Gamer, hours-long phone calls. They then met in Nepal for a week and got to know each other better. At the second meeting, which is said to have taken place just two months later, Haider took her four children with her to Nepal (via timesofindia).
The love between the two is said to be real: The man works as an employee in a store and earns only 100 US dollars a month. As the average salary in India is around 437 US dollars, the money is said not to be the reason for their love (via india-briefing.com). She is said to have fallen in love with the Indian man because she was “so impressed by his PUBG skills”.
In Nepal, the two wanted to build their own home. They visited a lawyer who was supposed to advise them regarding the upcoming wedding.
But the lawyer is said to have snitched on the two lovebirds to the local police.
The cinematic trailer for PUBG shows the game in which the two met:
What have the two done wrong? The Pakistani woman is accused of illegally entering India. The lawyer recognized from her identity card and the children’s IDs that the family had immigrated illegally and informed the authorities.
The man from India now also faces punishment for taking in an illegally entered person.
The relationship is especially a thorn in the side of the government because Pakistan and India have fought several wars since the founding of Pakistan in 1947. The tensions between the countries remain very high.
Meena’s family also did not show enthusiasm about the Indian man falling in love with a Pakistani woman. They condemned the “connection to a woman from an enemy country,” writes PC Gamer.
The religion of India is also increasingly dominated by Hindus, while the Pakistani Haider is a Muslim.
The different religions are said to be a reason why the local police acted so harshly during the arrest: They were supported by the anti-terror unit of Uttar Pradesh. In addition, the country’s intelligence agencies are now investigating.
Long prison sentences possible for the couple
The two are currently in 14 days of pre-trial detention. (via bbc.com) As a consequence, they could face several years in prison. Haider may also face deportation, but the couple has reportedly asked the Indian government for help so that they can marry.
Why is the Pakistani woman afraid of returning? The Pakistani woman is already married: She met the Indian man after her husband moved to Saudi Arabia for work.
However, according to her statements, the husband abused her before he traveled abroad. Therefore, the story could take a bad turn if she has to return to her home country.
Much nicer is the love story of some couples from ESO: 3 couples share their time together in The Elder Scrolls Online
