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Jammu and Kashmir High Court requests report on reunification with Pakistani father

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has requested a report from the Radjouri district administration regarding compliance with its order dated March 25. This order concerned the reunification of a teenager, born in Pakistan and deported after an attack in Pahalgam, with his Indian father based on 'sacred human values and rights.'

The order, issued by Judge MA Choudhary seven months ago and reiterated by Justice Rahul Bharti's single bench, compared the boy's situation to the 'human suffering' and alienation caused by Partition. The court rejected the Immigration Bureau's argument that the deportation occurred due to the boy lacking a valid visa, noting that 'this case stems from this tragedy.'

Aasim Sajad, also known as Fardin Sajad, is the son of state school teacher Sajad Ahmed, who resides in Radjouri, and Pakistani woman Shabnum Khoser from Rawal in Gujranwala. Their marriage took place in Pakistan in December 2005, and Aasim was born there on November 26 of the following year.

Sajad's wife and son visited India in October 2007 on a 90-day visa, which was later extended for family reasons until 2013. After his wife's death in June 2013, Ahmed applied for an extension of his son's visa, which was approved until April 20, 2015. He then allegedly submitted multiple applications for Indian citizenship or visa extension on humanitarian grounds, none of which were reviewed.

Ahmed claimed that the Jammu and Kashmir police searched his house on April 29, 2025, took his son in a van, and deported him across the Wagah border without notifying him or handing him a deportation order. This deportation followed the Union government revoking visas for all Pakistani citizens after the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam on April 22 and demanding they leave the country.

In its objections, the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) insisted that Ahmed 'did not appear in court with clean hands,' and his son was in India without a valid visa and was legally obligated to leave. An FRRO lawyer stated that the status of the teenager's citizenship application, which Ahmed claimed was submitted, has not yet been 'received' on the MHA portal.

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Fate sometimes presents stories that are difficult to accept. Pintu Yadav from Katihar, Bihar, faced such a situation. He was only 9 years old when he got lost from home. He got into a train, fell asleep, and when he woke up, life had taken him hundreds of kilometers away from his family.

Subsequently, a Muslim family supported him, raising him as their own child. Over time, Pintu became known as Abdul Jabbar. He married and had three children. However, memories of his lost childhood and parents remained in his heart.

Approximately 31 years ago, Pintu was playing with his peers. At that moment, he got into a train parked near the Tejnarayanpur railway station not far from his home, along with his friends. The other children got off, but Pintu remained on the train. He fell asleep, and the train started moving.

By the time he realized what was happening, he was far from home and family. His young age, unfamiliar surroundings, and language barrier caused him anxiety. Pintu somehow reached Kaliyanganj in the Dinajpur district of West Bengal. He was distressed and did not know how to find his way home.

At this time, a man named Abdul Rahim noticed him. Seeing the child in a desperate state, he took him home. Abdul Rahim's home is in Harikrishnapur, West Bengal. Abdul Rahim and his family raised Pintu like their own children, providing him with food, shelter, and family support.

From that moment on, Pintu's life changed. In the family where he grew up, he became known as Abdul Jabbar. Childhood memories gradually faded, but questions about his former home and parents continued to occupy his thoughts.

Abdul Rahim's family financial situation was not very good. When Pintu, or Abdul Jabbar, reached the age of about 12-13, he was sent to Delhi to work with Abdul Rahim's son. Time passed, and he grew up. Memories of his lost home remained with him, but the path to his family remained unknown.

Around 25 years later, Abdul Jabbar married Mutarina Khatun. They have three children. He built his life with the family that raised him and continued to live with them, his wife, and his children.

During this period, Pintu's name, lifestyle, and life changed significantly. Nevertheless, the story of his childhood was not completely finished; the desire to find his parents remained in his heart.

Previously, Abdul Jabbar had tried to find his home and parents based on vague childhood memories, but without success. This time, friends in Delhi helped him. Friends showed him photographs and videos related to his family and father through social media. Using this information, he tried to reach his home again.

In the third attempt, he reached his village of Kantakosh. When he stood before the house after 31 years, his appearance and look had changed significantly, making it difficult for the family to recognize him immediately.

However, the mother's gaze fell upon an old scar on his face. Seeing the mark from an injury sustained in childhood above his eye, Mina Devi remembered her son. The mother recognized him and hugged him tightly. Years of waiting turned into joy and tears in an instant.

Pintu's father, Motilal Yadav, shared that his son was lost in childhood and returned after 31 years. According to him, another family raised him, and he grew up there. Now that he has returned home, the family is ready to accept him.

Motilal Yadav and Mina Devi are ready to accept his wife, Mutarina Khatun, and all three children. The family's joy is evident: Pintu traveled to West Bengal with his parents and villagers to introduce them to the family that raised him.

This reunion after 31 years is not limited to the meeting between mother and son; it also includes the joy of meeting the family that gave Pintu the opportunity to grow up and build his life.

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