Pakistani siblings married to get UK citizenship

[JAISWAL]

Pakistani siblings
married to get UK citizenship
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LONDON: A Pakistani family who systematically abused the UK immigration system, including marrying a sister to her brother, while fraudulently claiming thousands in benefits has been sentenced.

In a complex deception Bagh Ali, 82, fraudulently used the identities of his own son and daughter to enable the then teenage children of his new wife to settle in the UK. By switching identities Iram Shazadi and Usman Ali Khan were able to join their mother, Rehana Awan, in the UK and take up British citizenship. The plot took a further twist when Shazadi took part in a sham marriage to her own brother, Rizwan Khan to allow him also to take up UK citizenship.

Awan, 44, and Ali, who has British citizenship, were married in Pakistan in 1995. Following the marriage she tried without success to obtain UK citizenship before finally arriving in the UK as a visitor in 2001. The plot started in 2003, when they were living in Shalimar Street in Halifax. The couple, who have six children together, were divorced in January 2005.

The UK Border Agency Criminal and Financial Investigation Team found evidence that Shazadi, now aged 22, and Usman Ali Khan, now 23, had taken up the false identities. Leeds Crown Court heard how the team also uncovered the false marriage between Shazadi and Rizwan Khan, now 25, which took place in July 2006 in Jhelum, Pakistan.

The investigation showed that Awan had fraudulently claimed £17,500 in child tax credits and child benefit payments. Shazadi used her false identity to obtain a mortgage to purchase a house in Halton Moor Avenue, Leeds. Rizwan Khan used his illegally gained status to fraudulently claim job seeker's allowance.

Steve Lamb, Acting Regional Director for the UK Border Agency, said: "This family has systematically committed immigration and benefit fraud. They have also shown a complete disregard for the marriage system. These are serious offences, as the sentences handed out today reflect. Immigration crime is not victimless. It defrauds the public purse out of huge sums of money at a time when the country can least afford it."

Awan, Usman Ali Khan and Shazadi were all arrested in September 2010. Rizwan Khan was arrested in November of the same year at Dover, as he attempted to leave the country using a false identity. Bagh Ali was arrested in May last year.

Ali has been given a 12-month sentence, suspended for two years; Awan was given a ten month sentence suspended for two years, and ordered to carry out 200 hours' unpaid work; Usman Ali Khan was given a ten month sentence; Rizwan Khan was jailed for 15 months; and Shazadi was given a 12 month sentence, suspended for two years, and ordered to carry out 200 hours' unpaid work.
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Pakistani siblings married to get UK citizenship

 

[Ray]

A Pakistani family who systematically abused the UK immigration system, including marrying a sister to her brother, while fraudulently claiming thousands in benefits has been sentenced.

Living up to the Punjabi epithet?

How cute!

 

[Blackwater]

immigration ke liye kya kya karega. out of this real and genuine couple get harassed as law become more stricter and stricter.

More over UK is not worth living now, its not worth for a country like UK, where u do such despo things to get immigration. they still think UK is good like in 70,80,90ties even till 2005.. now its has change to worse

 

[Ray]

Interestingly, these incest folks will demand their right to wear the burqa, use their loudspeaker at full volume when hard working non Muslims are sleeping, close roads to say their prayers and basically upset the normal workings of the society!

Oh, to be in England

Now that they are there!

Imagine Christian swarming Pakistan and demanding a Church at every corner!

 

[anoop_mig25]

why this fool britishers allow immagrants in first place itself. i like japan policy in this regard whoever their population is declining they wont allow any migrants in their country

 

[Arunpillai]

Man, these pakistanis will do anything to get out of their hell hole. But incest marriage sure took the cake.

 

[Blackwater]

its common in paki society to marry first cousin, like daughter and son of chcha,masi ,bhua and mama......strange for us but not for paki

 

[mayfair]

its common in paki society to marry first cousin, like daughter and son of chcha,masi ,bhua and mama......strange for us but not for paki

First cousin marriages are not uncommon in India, especially Tamil Nadu. They also seem to be quite prevalent among some Muslim communities in UP and Bihar.

Back to the topic, I wonder if they consummated their marriage!!

 

[ganesh177]

First cousin marriages are not uncommon in India, especially Tamil Nadu. They also seem to be quite prevalent among some Muslim communities in UP and Bihar.

Back to the topic, I wonder if they consummated their marriage!!

I knew its prevalent in muslim communities in india, but i dint knew its prevalent in tamil nadu among hindu communities ? Can someone second this ?

From where i come, there is a tradition of marrying mama's daughter. But cousins, is not even a option talked about.

 

[mayfair]

I knew its prevalent in muslim communities in india, but i dint knew its prevalent in tamil nadu among hindu communities ? Can someone second this ?

I personally know quite a few Tamil couples who are first cousins. In at least one instance the husband was wife's maternal uncle prior to marriage.

 

[Arunpillai]

I knew its prevalent in muslim communities in india, but i dint knew its prevalent in tamil nadu among hindu communities ? Can someone second this ?

From where i come, there is a tradition of marrying mama's daughter. But cousins, is not even a option talked about.

isn't mamaji's daughter technicaly your cousin?

 

[jackprince]

isn't mamaji's daughter technicaly your cousin?

First Cousin

 

[Ray]

However, in no community can one marry one's own sister.

 

[Arunpillai]

First Cousin

all cousins are first cousins.. Our children and our cousins children are 2nd cousins.

 

[Blackwater]

First cousin marriages are not uncommon in India, especially Tamil Nadu. They also seem to be quite prevalent among some Muslim communities in UP and Bihar.

Back to the topic, I wonder if they consummated their marriage!!

Kash me muslim hota.,i had a long crush on my mama's daughter lollll