New Delhi:
A Pakistani woman has accused her husband of abandoning her in Karachi and secretly preparing for a second marriage in Delhi. The woman, identified as Nikita Nagdev, has released a desperate video appeal seeking justice from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sparking outrage among social groups and legal bodies in both countries.
Nikita, a resident of Karachi, alleged that she married Vikram Nagdev, a Pakistani-origin man living in Indore on a long-term visa, on January 26, 2020, in Karachi, according to Hindu customs. A month later, Vikram brought her to India on February 26. But within months, Nikita says her life was turned upside down.
On July 9, 2020, she was abandoned at the Attari border under the pretext of a “visa technicality” and forcibly sent back to Pakistan. Since then, she claims, Vikram has never attempted to bring her back. “I kept requesting him to call me to India, but he refused every time,” she said in her emotional video message.
In her video from Karachi, Nikita pleaded, “If justice is not served today, women will lose faith in justice. Many girls face physical and mental abuse in their marital homes. I request everyone to stand with me.”
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