A surveillance cam outside the Mirza residence monitors happenings outside so that the newly engaged sporting stars can step out without being mobbed

Sania-Shoaib fix CCTV to track mob

A surveillance cam outside the Mirza residence monitors happenings outside so that the newly engaged sporting stars can step out without being mobbed

A parrot astrologer stands in front of the Mirza residence in Hyderabad; (above) a surveillance camera

Incidentally, police permission is required to set up a surveillance camera, but the Maliks have flouted the rule and installed one in a corner of the first floor of their residence, adjacent to the room that Shoaib currently occupies.

Thanks to the camera, the couple has been able to dodge the media and step out to receive guests even, suggest sources.

Au00a0surveillance camera (circled) fixed at Sania Mirza's house

Media persons gather around the clueless parrot astrologer, who they thought was called by the Mirzas

Apart from alerting family members on the happenings outside, the camera has been providing unexpected entertainment, an insider said. The stars and their families watched reporters cornering an astrologer, who had strayed into the venue, with his parrot. While the astrologer was clueless about the Sania-Shoaib mania, reporters who believed that the Mirzas might have called him for an astrological consultation, threw several questions at him.

No permission
The Mirzas have not obtained permission to install the CCTV camera. When contacted, Stefen Ravindra, deputy commissioner of police, Hyderabad, said, "They have not taken permission, but before we take action, we have to check why they are using the camera."

Sania was denied a visa to Sialkot, Shoaib's hometown. Hence, the reception venue has been shifted to Lahore where it will take place either on April 16 or 17

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