- By Sahelee Rakshit
- Sat, 03 May 2025 07:51 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Saturday, May 3, sacked jawan Munir Ahmed, who 'hid' his marriage with a Pakistani woman, citing 'conduct detrimental to national security.'
The CRPF said in a statement, "In a matter of serious concern, CT/GD Munir Ahmed of 41 Battalion of CRPF has been dismissed from service with immediate effect for concealing his marriage to a Pakistani national and knowingly harbouring her beyond the validity of her visa. His actions were found to be in violation of service conduct and detrimental to national security."
“His actions were found to be in violation of service conduct and detrimental to national security,” it added.
The CRPF action was taken a day after Munir Ahmed was transferred from the volatile Jammu and Kashmir zone to Bhopal.
Ahmed requested permission from the CRPF to marry Minal Khan in 2023, She was a resident of Sialkot, Pakistan. But before the department made a decision on his plea, Ahmed and Khan were married on May 24, 2024, and their union was formally celebrated via video conference by clerics from Pakistan and India.
The case was made public earlier this week when India cancelled Pakistan nationals' visas in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives, and Minal Khan was deported back to her homeland from Jammu.
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on April 30 gave her last-minute protection from deportation. When Minal's lawyer told her of the court's ruling, she had already left Jammu for the Attari border.