(Baramulla police published a clarification on the details. We have published those details. Read here)
Shaurya Chakra winner police constable's mother Shamima Akhtar is one of the 60 women being deported to Pakistan. As per a , at least 60 women have been detained and are set to be deported in wake of the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack. However, based on clarifications issued by the family and Baramulla Police, Akhtar is not on the list of deportees.
On April 22, 2025, a group of militants opened fire at tourists in Pahalgam's Baisaran Valley, in what has been labelled as the deadliest attack in the valley since the 2019 Pulwama attack. The attack killed a total of 26 tourists.
As per PTI, Jammu and Kashmir police arrested her based on the orders of the Central Government, which called for the deportation of all Pakistani nationals in India
Following the Pahalgam attack, which killed 26 tourists, including one Nepali citizen, India suspended all visas for Pakistani nationals to India and ordered their deportation.
As per a PTI report, 60 women were taken from various districts and will now be handed over to Pakistani officials at the Wagah border in Punjab. The majority of the deportees are the wives and children of alleged ex-militants, who returned to the valley under the 2010 rehabilitation policy for former ultras.
As per officials, 36 had been living in Srinagar, nine each in Baramulla and Kupwara, four in Budgam, and two in Shopian district.
Who Is Shamima Akhtar?
Shamima Akhtar is the mother of Jammu and Kashmir police constable Mudasir Ahmed Sheikh. Sheikh, who was popularly known as Bindas Bhai, was martyred in an encounter in Kunzer area of 바카라‹바카라‹Baramulla in 2022.
In this encounter, Mudasir killed three foreign terrorists affiliated to Jaish-e-Mohammed, but was killed in the attack. Mudasir was posthumously honoured with the Shaurya Chakra on January 26, 2023, which was received by parents from President Draupadi Murmu.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also visited Mudasir's house on October 5, 2022 to pay tribute to the martyred constable.
"My sister-in-law is from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir which is our territory. Only Pakistanis should have been deported," said Mohammad Younus, Mudasir's uncle, was quoted as saying by PTI.
"My bhabhi was 20 years old when she came here and has been living here for 45 years now. My appeal to Modi and Amit Shah is that they should not do it," he added.
In a clarification issued by Baramulla police, Akhtar is now not on the list of women being deported to Pakistan.
With inputs from PTI.
Baramulla Police, Shamima Akhtar Issue Clarification
Baramulla Police refuted the reports and stated that Akhtar was never on the list of deportees. The police clarified that there is no truth to the rumours about the repatriation of Shamima Akhtar, asserting that the reports are entirely "false and baseless."
However, Akhtar's family told Outlook that they were informed by police authorities that she was to be deported.
In a late-night video, Shamima Akhtar herself issued a clarification and stated that the police visit to their home coincided with the deportation operations, causing her relatives to believe that she had been detained.
"A scuffle happened in our neighbourhood, for which the police came. At the same time, I fell ill and went to visit the doctor, due to which relatives and neighbours thought the police had detained me," she said in the video.
