Indian woman Anju and her Pakistani lover Nasrullah gave up their marriage plans within hours after the news of Anju’s arrival in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province spread, according to reports in India media.
Apparently, their relationship did not stand the famous Shakespearean test. The bards had said that “Love is not love/ Which alters when it alteration finds,/ Or bends with the remover to remove.”
Anju, 35, who was born in Kailor village in Uttar Pradesh and lived in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, and Nasruallh, 29, who is from Upper Dir’s Kulso village, did bend on Monday –- a day after Nasruallh had told BBC Urdu that they plan to get married when Anju returns to Pakistan on her next visit.
Speaking to Indian news agency PTI, Nasruallh said, “Anju is on a visit to Pakistan and we have no plan to marry.”
He then added that Anju was living in a separate room with the female members of his family in Kulso.
“She will go back to her country on August 20 after her visa expires,” he was quoted as saying.
Separately, Anju released a video to social media saying she intends to go back within a few days. “I will be there within two or three days,” she said.
She also urged people to not pester her family in India with questions as she was available to talk.
Anju’s visa is valid until August 20 and it requires her to stay in Upper Dir. The couple have assured the police that she will not move to any other part of the country. The woman is, however, free to return to her home country whenever she wants.
Anju also shared another video clip of her which she recorded while crossing the Wagah border crossing on foot.
She looked happy in the Wagah border clip. However, in the video clip she shared on Monday to discusses return plans, her gloomy looks betrayed her feelings.
Upper Dir district police chief Mushtaq told reporters on Monday that Anju will not stay in the region beyond August 20 and that the police had provided her appropriate security.
Upper Dir is a conservative region that borders Afghanistan.
“The villagers, mostly Pashtuns who are very religious people, want Anju to return safely to India as they do not want any bad name for their community due to this incident,” said the news agency PTI.
In the video clip posted on Monday, Anju said she was safe and sound.
Anju had arrived in the region on Friday and went to the local police station on Sunday to report her arrival as the rules in both India and Pakistan require. Whenever a Pakistani national visit India or vice versa, they need to show up a the local police station to register. They can travel to only cities mention on their visas.
The Indian woman has two children with her husband Arvind, including a 15-year-old daughter.
She has not yet divorced Arvind, who expects her to return home.
