Hyderabad: A 25-year-old Hyderabad woman lodged a complaint alleging her US-based husband, a Chicago police officer, subjected her to harassment and later abandoned her, taking away her passport, green card, gold ornaments and other belongings.
According to the complainant, Hana Ahmed Khan, she married Mohammed Zainuddin on June 22, 2022. At the time of marriage, her family spent nearly Rs 20 lakh on the wedding, besides giving gold and other valuables as dowry, alleging Zainuddin had demanded this. Within a week of the wedding, Zainuddin allegedly left her at her parents’ house, citing he had to process her US visa. He visited India twice thereafter – in February 2023 and again in September 2023.
Her ticket to the US was booked for February 17, 2024, and soon after her arrival, she alleged, the abuse continued in the US in the form of physical and mental harassment. In December 2024, Zainuddin convinced her to travel to India for a vacation, assuring her they would return to the US together. However, on February 13, 2025, while staying at a hotel in Somajiguda, he allegedly absconded without informing her, taking her travel documents, identification papers, gold jewellery and other valuables. He also allegedly cancelled her return ticket.
The victim has approached the Hyderabad police seeking action against Zainuddin for cheating, harassment, and abandonment. However, Zainuddin had refuted all these allegations and alleged he had filed for a divorce in May 2024. He also alleged that Hana herself demanded a divorce but reportedly never appeared before the Cook County Circuit Court, Illinois, resulting in the court ending up granting a default one.
In a public statement, he also mentioned that he had to bear with the emotional cost of the relationship and was also about to lose his job in one of the instances. Subsequently, on March 13, 2025, he withdrew the Form I-130 and Form I-864 he had filed for Hana’s immigration via a notarised notice to USCIS, alleging the marriage was solely for immigration benefits. Then on March 19, 2025, he wrote to the US Consulate’s American Citizen Services (HYDACS) in Hyderabad, reporting her for marriage fraud and urging denial of future visa or green card processing.
4 held in gambling raid
Four persons were arrested for gambling during a raid by the Cyberabad special operations team (SOT) and Mailardevpally police at an under-construction building in Ali Nagar around 11.30 pm on Friday. Officials seized Rs 19,500 in cash and seven sets of playing cards. Those arrested were identified as Md Farid, 45, Md Qurram, 43, Syed Iyub, 42, and A Shiva, 29. Three more accused — Md Rahaman alias Idris, Md Irfan and Mahemmad — are absconding. A case under the Gaming Act has been registered and an investigation is underway.
Two more held in silver heist
After an extensive manhunt, two prime accused in the Khazana jewellery store dacoity at Chandanagar were arrested, Cyberabad Police Commissioner Avinash Mohanty said on Saturday.
On August 12, six armed offenders entered the store, shot the Deputy Manager in the knee and fled with about 10 kg of silver articles with gold finish.
The two arrested were identified as gang leader Prince Kumar Bharati and Rohit Kumar Rajak alias Rohit Baitha, who opened fire during the crime. They were caught at Ankleshwar, Gujarat. Both have extensive criminal histories. Bharati is wanted in multiple cases across Bihar under the IPC, BNS, Arms Act and NDPS Act. Rohit is also wanted in a recent dacoity case in Saran district, Bihar.
Earlier, on August 15, police arrested Aashish Kumar Singh and Deepak Kumar Sah in Pune and Hyderabad, respectively, recovering 900 grams of stolen silver. On August 19, two more accused — Anish Kumar Singh and Prince Kumar Rajak — were caught in Pimpri, Pune, along with 1,015 grams of silver and a country-made firearm.
Bharati and Rohit have since revealed details about a hidden weapon and the remaining ornaments to be recovered after securing police custody. Efforts are on to arrest three more absconding accused and recover the remaining property.
“Jewellery shop owners are advised to strengthen security measures, install intrusion alarm systems and coordinate with local police stations to prevent such incidents,” Mohanty said.
A case (Crime No. 890/2025) was registered under Sections 310(2) r/w 311, 118(2), 115(2), 127(2), 324(3), 351(3) & 254, 317(3), 57, 61 of BNS and Sections 25(1B), 27(1) of the Arms Act.
