CRPF man, married to Pak national, gets dismissed from service

New Delhi: In the matter of a recent couple of Pakistan women and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Jawan of Indian citizenship- where the woman was at the brink of deportation but got saved by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court- the Jawan got dismissed from service. The Jawan, Muneer Ahmed, was dismissed, citing him as keeping his marriage with the Pakistan national, Minal Khan, a secret.

India’s recent decision to revoke visas of Pakistani nationals has led to several noteworthy cases, including that of Minal Khan, married to Muneer, who narrowly avoided deportation following a last-minute court stay.

Minal Khan, a resident of Pakistan’s Punjab province, met Munir Khan, a CRPF jawan posted in Jammu and Kashmir, through an online platform. Their relationship led to an online nikah in May 2024. After waiting nearly nine years for a visa, Minal finally arrived in India in March 2025. She was granted a short-term visa, which expired on March 22.

Following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, including those of tourists, Minal received a deportation notice, like many other Pakistani nationals whose visas were revoked. The Indian government had set April 29 as the deadline for their departure.

On the day she boarded a deportation bus to the Attari-Wagah border, her lawyer, Ankur Sharma, who also serves as a BJP spokesperson, secured a court order staying her deportation. Minal was informed of the development en route to the border, leading to her disembarkation and return.

According to Greater Kashmir, Minal had applied for a Long-Term Visa before the Pahalgam attack, and her application remained under review by the Ministry of Home Affairs. In a public statement, she appealed to the Indian government to consider humanitarian grounds, urging that families should not be separated.