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Gudiya dies

NEW DELHI: Gudiya, whose reunion with her Army man husband after remarriage with another man and carrying his child had hit media headlines, died here on Monday of septicaemia — blood poisoning caused by bacteria or their toxins. She was 26.

Gudiya, wife of Lance Naik Mohammad Arif and a resident of a Mundali village near Meerut, was admitted to the Army Research and Referral Hospital on December 13 as she complained of frequent illness after the trauma of delivering a stillborn baby in October last year.

Gudiya's case came into media focus in August last year when Mohammad Arif, who had gone missing in action since the 1999 Kargil war, was repatriated by Pakistan as a Prisoner of War.

During the five-year absence of Arif, who was presumed dead after initially being declared a deserter, Gudiya had married Taufiq and carried his child.

After his marriage, Arif had spent a very short time with Gudiya as he was called for service during the Kargil conflict.

Reunited

On his return to his native village, Arif found his wife Gudiya married to Taufiq. But Arif and Gudiya were reunited following a decision by the village council.

Taufiq, who hails from Pataudi village in Gurgaon, tried to get Gudiya back but the council ruled in favour of Arif and she had since then been living him.

Gudiya's body was taken to her native village for burial. — PTI

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