This is no oft-repeated story of Indians stranded and tortured by Saudi kafils. Here's a woman from an affluent Saudi family in love with a 30-year-old migrant from Nizamabad, who was employed as a driver with her father.

And, the 27-year-old broke shackles of a conservative Saudi household to travel all the way to Nepal and then sneak into India to meet her love and tie the knot with him in Nizamabad.

Her boyfriend returned to India in February.

When the father flew to Hyderabad in search of her a few days ago and lodged a complaint against the boy, the daughter, on Saturday, gave a statement to the Hyderabad Central Crime Station that she wants to stay in India with her husband. 

After the boy returned to his native Nizamabad in February, the girl informed her boyfriend that she cannot stand their separation any more and would reach him soon.

“The girl slipped out of Saudi Arabia in May and entered India illegally through the Indo-Nepal border. Then, she reached New Delhi from where she was picked up by the boy. The couple reached Nizamabad and got married,” deputy commissioner of police (CCS) Avinash Mohanty told STOI.

A few days ago, her father came to Hyderabad along with Saudi Arabia embassy officials. Unaware that his daughter had already married, he lodged a complaint alleging that his daughter was abducted by his former driver and, accordingly, a case was registered at CCS.

Sleuths went to Nizamabad and traced the girl on Friday, but she refused to return. On Saturday, her statement was recorded. Since the girl entered India illegally, she approached the Indian government to help her in regularising her stay by granting permission.

“She told us that she came to India voluntarily, so the charge of abduction cannot sustain and the case will be closed,’’ sources in CCS said.

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