A case has come to light from the upscale Banjara Hills area in Hyderabad, where a Pakistani-origin man allegedly deceived a Hindu woman into marriage under a false identity and coerced her into religious conversion.
The accused, identified as Fahad, reportedly concealed his Pakistani roots and used forged documents to secure employment in Telangana’s Hyderabad.
According to police sources, Fahad lured a woman named Kirti into a relationship, and in 2016, forcibly converted her to Islam, giving her a new name — Doha Fatima — before marrying her.
Fahad was working with Sipal, a company based in the city’s Hi-Tech City area, when he met Kirti. The two lived together for several years.
However, Kirti’s world was turned upside down when she discovered that Fahad was allegedly attempting to deceive another female colleague in a similar manner.
Shocked and betrayed, Kirti mustered the courage to approach the police. Following her complaint, Fahad was arrested, and an investigation has been launched into charges of forced religious conversion and fraudulent marriage.
Police revealed that Fahad entered India in 1998 along with his mother after the death of his father, who was a Pakistani national. His mother is reportedly from Hyderabad.
Fahad later acquired Indian citizenship in 2018, but authorities are now scrutinising the authenticity of the documents he used before this period, especially around the time of his marriage in 2016.
Officials are also investigating whether he misused Indian identification systems such as Aadhaar, PAN, and Voter ID, and whether other women may have been similarly targeted.
Despite the emotional turmoil, Kirti’s decision to come forward has been praised by law enforcement. Police have assured that strict action will be taken and that such deceptive practices will not be tolerated.
The case has once again brought focus to the rising concerns around identity fraud, forced conversions, and sham marriages in urban centres.
