LOWER DIR:
On Tuesday, Anju, an Indian woman, performed a judicial marriage. Anju traveled
to Upper Dir to meet with her "Facebook friend" Nasrullah.
Anju, a
35-year-old mother of two, traveled last week from Rajasthan to Pakistan to
meet Nasrullah, with whom she had become friends on Facebook.
She first
changed her name to Fatima and converted to Islam before the couple was taken
to the district courts, where a judge recorded her statement and performed the
nikah, a copy of which was made available to the public.
Anju said in
her statement that she went to see Nasrullah, 29 years old of her own free will
and was happy to wed him.
Locals said
that the pair were quickly transported to court under tight security, fled
after the nikah, and were not permitted to speak to the media. Later, they went
to the lovely Lowari Top region.
According to
Upper Dir District Police Officer Mushtaq Khan, Anju had all the required
travel documents.
Anju's
situation has gained attention in the weeks since Pakistani woman Seema GhulamHaider illegally crossed into India after falling in love with a man in the
Greater Noida neighborhood bordering New Delhi.
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