Archive · 9 Jan 2026
UP Woman Charged for Hiding Pakistani Nationality
A woman named Mahira Akhtar, also known as Farzana, is in trouble for getting a job as a teacher in India by hiding the fact that she is a Pakistani national.
She married a Pakistani man in 1979 and became a Pakistani citizen.
After her divorce, she came back to India, got married to an Indian man, and started working as a teacher.
The education department found out that she used fake documents to get the job.
She was suspended and then fired.
The police have now filed a case against her for cheating and forgery.
They are still investigating and haven't made any arrests yet.
Mahira Akhtar, alias Farzana, is accused of securing a job in the Basic Education Department by concealing her Pakistani nationality.
She married a Pakistani national in 1979 and acquired Pakistani citizenship.
After her divorce, she returned to India and got married to a local man around 1985.
She allegedly used forged documents to secure employment in the Basic Education Department.
The department suspended and later dismissed her after discovering her Pakistani nationality.
- Who
- Mahira Akhtar, alias Farzana, a Pakistani national
- What
- Charged for securing a job in the Basic Education Department by concealing her Pakistani nationality
- When
- The case was registered on Thursday
- Where
- Azim Nagar police station, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- For allegedly using forged documents to secure employment
- Accused Name
- Mahira Akhtar, alias Farzana
- Job Position
- Teacher at a primary school
- Location
- Kumhariya village, Uttar Pradesh
- Charges Filed Under
- Sections 318(4), 336, 338, and 340 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Marriage to Pakistani National
- 1979
- Return to India
- After divorce, around 1985
- Employment in Basic Education Department
- Around 1985
- Current Status
- Suspended and later dismissed from service
