Bengaluru police arrested a Pakistani woman living illegally in India with her husband after a single WhatsApp call exposed their secret. The woman, Iqra Jeewani alias Riya Yadav, had entered India using a forged identity to be with her husband Mulayam Singh Yadav. Their story began with an online Ludo game and blossomed into a cross-border romance, but heightened security during the G20 Summit led to their downfall. The WhatsApp call she made to her family back in Pakistan raised suspicion among Indian intelligence agencies, triggering an investigation that revealed her true identity. Following a police raid near Sarjapur Road, the couple was arrested. After verification, Iqra was deported to Pakistan, while her husband faces charges related to forged documents.
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00:00What started as a casual online game of Ludo soon blossomed into love between a Pakistani woman and an Indian man.
00:09But this love story soon took a dark turn into cross-border crime involving a forged identity.
00:16Here is how a simple WhatsApp call led to the dramatic arrest and deportation of Ikra Javani
00:22and the story behind her journey from Pakistan to Bengaluru.
00:30The story begins with Mulaim Singh Yadav, a young man from Priyagraj in India,
00:52who met Ikra Javani, a teenager from Hyderabad in Pakistan, through an online Ludo game.
00:57Their friendship quickly blossomed into romance, overcoming borders and political divides.
01:03In November 2022, determined to be together, the couple met in Nepal, where they got married in a Hindu ceremony.
01:11They then crossed into India by bus and reached Bihar and finally settled in Bengaluru, where Mulaim worked as a security guard.
01:20Ikra assumed a new identity as Rhea Yadav, even securing a forged Aadhaar card to blend in.
01:28Her Urdu accent went unnoticed too.
01:32For a while, the couple lived quietly in the city's Belandoor area.
01:36Ikra, however, missed her family in Pakistan.
01:39Despite the risks, she began making regular WhatsApp calls back home,
01:43introducing Mulaim as Sameer, a Muslim man she claimed to have married.
01:49What she didn't realize was that security agencies were on high alert in Bengaluru
01:53due to the upcoming G20 summit and Aero India 2023.
01:58Intelligence officials noticed the repeated international calls to Pakistan
02:02from a Bengaluru number a red flag during such a sensitive period.
02:06Using WhatsApp information, authorities tracked down the calls to Ikra and Mulaim's residents.
02:13Central intelligence agencies alerted Bengaluru police, who launched a discreet investigation.
02:18In January 2023, police raided their home and arrested both Ikra and Mulaim.
02:25Their landlord, Gopal, was also questioned.
02:28During the investigation, authorities thoroughly checked Ikra's phone and background,
02:32even considering the possibility of espionage.
02:36However, it became clear that this was a case of love and not a security threat.
02:41After confirming her identity and background,
02:44the Ministry of External Affairs, coordinated with Pakistani authorities,
02:48Ikra was held in a government shelter until her deportation in February 2023.
02:54She was unaware of her fate until the last moment,
02:57breaking down in tears when she realized that she was being sent back to Pakistan
03:03and separated from her husband.
03:05Mulayam and landlord Gopal were charged in the case.
03:08Mulayam was accused of creating false and forged documents.
03:12Both have since been released on bail and the case is in the trial stage.