With new twists and turns in the cross-border love story of Anju and Nasrullah, statements of the former’s father, brother, and husband have surfaced online.
Anju, who is now known as Fatima after her conversion, is a 35-year-old Indian woman who came to Pakistan to marry her Facebook friend, Nasrullah.
According to Indian media outlets, Anju was already married Christian but, she went to Pakistan and accepted Islam to marry her 29-year-old lover.
A shocked and disgruntled Thomas, Anju’s father, told Indian media that his daughter’s act brought shame upon the family and that she died to them. “She destroyed the future of her 13-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son,” Thomas added.
“If she wanted to leave, she should have divorced her husband and move to Pakistan,” he said.
On the suggestion of appealing to the Indian government to bring his daughter back from Pakistan, Anju’s father said that he would not do so as Anju is dead to him and his family.
Similarly, Anju’s brother, David, revealed to Indian media that the relationship between his sister and brother-in-law was cordial.
“I don’t know why she went to Pakistan. We still wonder why Anju did this. There was no motive behind any of it,” he shared.
David also revealed that Anju lied about her whereabouts and told the family that she is going to Amritsar for travelling and meeting a friend.
“Anju had left for Jaipur, then reached Amritsar and called and told us that instead of Jaipur, she came to Amritsar for sightseeing, but then news reached that she reached Pakistan which shocked us,” he commented.
“Anju surprised us when she told that she was in Lahore. The family scolded her, but she assured that she is safe in Pakistan and will return after two days,” he added.
Keeping in view the case of Seema Haider and Sachin Meena, David added that the family is scared about her safety in the neighboring country.
“If she has gone there under any pretext and has any ill intentions then she should not be allowed back. We will not accept traitors,” he remarked.
On the other hand, Anju’s husband, Arvind, shared his shock to learn that his wife reached Pakistan by fooling everyone.
Arvind said, “She told me that she was going to Jaipur to meet a friend. I was in touch with her through WhatsApp for four days, but on Sunday, I came to know that she is not in Jaipur but in Lahore, Pakistan.”
In her defence, Anju reportedly told that she was unhappy in her marriage and fled the country to marry her love. The couple became friends back in 2019 in Facebook.
Anju weds Nasrullah: Indian woman converts to Islam, marries Facebook lover in Pakistan
