‘I have proof… informed my department’: CRPF jawan sacked for ‘harbouring’ Pakistani wife appeals to PM Modi

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer, who was sacked on Saturday for allegedly concealing his marriage to a Pakistani national, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and claimed he had proof that he had informed his department.

Constable Munir Ahmed was dismissed from service for “concealing his marriage to a Pakistani national and knowingly harbouring her beyond the validity of her visa," a CRPF statement said on Saturday. He was posted with the 41 Battalion of CRPF.

Ahmad claims he informed his department

While talking to ANI on Sunday, after his dismissal from CRPF, Ahmed claimed he had informed his department about his wedding twice – once before and then after. Ahmed married Meenal Khan, a Pakistani national, on March 24, 2024 via a video call.

“Our wedding happened on 24 May 2024 through video conference. She is my cousin… they stay in Pakistan. Before partition, both families stayed together here (India),” he said.

According to Ahmed, he wrote a letter to the CRPF on December 31, 2022, asking for permission to marry Meenal. He said he had also submitted the wedding card, as asked for by the CRPF.

Initially he claimed that in 2023, the CRPF had rejected his letter which informed about the marriage, however in 2024, after his letter was sent through multiple officials of CRPF and ultimately to headquarters in New Delhi, he had received a confirmation that CRPF had acknowledged the marriage.

He also claimed that he had written to his department one more time after his wedding, and submitted the wedding photos, along with his marriage certificate.

"I was already working in CRPF before marriage, and to get permission for the marriage and inform the headquarters, I had written a letter on December 31, 2022, they had objected to certain things and returned the letter on January 24, 2023. In that letter the marriage's card and all information was there, I had given it all to the 72 CRPF battalion in Sunderbani," the former CRPF constable told ANI at his residence in Jammu.

“After the wedding, I informed my department again. I submitted the marriage certificate, wedding photos. On 28th February 2025, she got the visa and reached India. I informed my battalion once my wife arrived,” Ahmed added.

“I sent the visa copy to the deputy commandant. We had applied for a long-term visa on 4th March 2025, and field verification happened. We had an interview with FRRO Jammu. I was told they are sending positive recommendation for visa,” he said.

Ahmed claims to have proof, appeals to PM Modi

Ahmed claimed to have documents as proof that he had informed his department about his marriage to a Pakistani national. He also appealed to PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for “justice”.

“…The reason they have told me is that I kept my wife here and did not inform the department. But, I did inform my department, I have proof, I submitted the document and informed them…” he said.

“Yesterday, suddenly I was informed that I have been dismissed from service. I want to appeal to PM and Union Home Minister, I want justice, I am a jawan, why did this happen? I have been giving all details to my department,” the former CRPF officer told ANI.

He detailed that he had met with the commandant of the CRPF battalion too, and eventually his letter was sent through proper channels to Jammu sector CRPF, to SDG, and finally to Delhi headquarters of CRPF, where he received a reply from them.

"I met with the Commandant sir, and the letter was sent through proper channels, DIG range, then Jammu sector RG CRPF, then SDG, it went till CRPF Delhi. There it took around five months, then we got a reply, where they had said that the rule clearly states that the department has to be notified. In that reply it was written clearly that I had informed the department," Ahmed said.

He further showed the letter to ANI, claiming that the letter mentions that the applicant had informed about the marriage before. "I had informed before marriage and after too. The letter dated April 30 2024 clearly states that, and there is nothing written about an NOC."

What the CRPF said in its statement

The CRPF, in a statement released on Saturday, said Ahmed's “actions were found to be in violation of service conduct and detrimental to national security."

“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,” the CRPF's statement said.

The central government had cancelled all issued visas to Pakistani nationals following the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam district, which killed 26 civilians on April 22.

The government had directed Pakistani nationals with short-term visa, as well as Islamabad's top military attaches in India, to leave the country.

(With inputs from ANI)