Seema Haider's Pakistani husband sues her and Sachin of ‘cheating’ in Indian court

Ghulam Haider, the husband of Seema Haider, the Pakistani national who illegally entered India in May 2023, to marry Sachin Meena, an Indian she met online, filed a complaint in an Indian court this week accusing Seema and her partner Sachin of “cheating”.

According to Times of India, represented by his Indian lawyer Momin Malik, Ghulam Haider has initiated legal proceedings against the couple under CrPC's Section 156 (3). Momin claimed that Seema had not finalised her divorce from Ghulam Haider, rendering her marriage to Sachin invalid.

During the hearing on Thursday, Momin argued that Seema had identified Ghulam Haider as her husband in her bail application following her arrest for illegally entering India, despite publicly claiming to be married to Sachin.

In July 2023, Seema Haider was discovered residing with Sachin Meena in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida. She professed that she developed feelings for him while playing the mobile game PUBG and decided to relocate to India to be with him. Consequently, she left her former husband, who was living and employed in Saudi Arabia.

In an interview with BBC, Haider stated that she embraced Hinduism and expressed her reluctance to return to her homeland. She also asserted that her children from her previous marriage had embraced Hinduism as well.

Seema wrote to President Droupadi Murmu, seeking Indian citizenship, amidst calls for her deportation.