Victims' Stories: Abrar

• Abrar was married in February 2005 and sponsored his wife through Family Class sponsorship
• His wife arrived in Canada on December 13th, 2005
• A big wedding ceremony was held in Toronto and 300 guests were invited
• Abrar was madly in love with her and always tried to pamper her by different means, as newly wed couples do
• On February 17th, 2006, after receiving her Permanent Residence and Social Insurance cards, she called the Police twice that day and claimed that she was not feeling secure in his home
• She packed everything in Police custody including jewellery, clothes, gifts and some cash that was given by Abrar, and his parents
• She left his home in the presence of police, and ran away (right after two months of their marriage) to Surrey B.C. where her aunt lives
• Abrar felt/feels a great deal of stress, had/has problems eating and sleeping; feels destroyed emotionally and financially
• Police report clearly states there were no threats and no violence. No arrests and no charges were made; his wife said to Police that she does not want to live with him, and felt suffocated there and will not come back to his house
• He spent $40,000 on the relationship from day one, and now she is on welfare, which means more loss of money for Abrar
• She deceived, used and abandoned him for her personal gains (to get legal status in Canada)
• He tried to contact many Canadian Government agencies and authorities, but their responses were/are very disappointing
• Feels that there is no one who can help him