Pak woman appeals to PM Modi, alleges India-based husband plotting second marriage

Pak woman appeals to PM Modi for justice, says India-based husband planning second marriage

A Pakistani woman living in Karachi has accused her husband, a Pakistan-origin man residing in Indore on a long-term Indian visa, of abandoning her and secretly preparing for a second marriage in Delhi.

The woman, identified as Nikita Nagdev, claimed she was left in Karachi in 2020 and has since been struggling without support. In a video appeal that has gone viral, she urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and ensure justice.

Her plea has sparked outrage among social groups and legal bodies in both countries, who are calling for the matter to be investigated and resolved through legal and diplomatic channels.

In a video appeal, Nikita said she married Vikram Nagdev on January 26, 2020, in Karachi according to Hindu customs, and travelled to India on February 26. She alleges that on July 9, 2020, she was left at the Attari border on the pretext of a visa technicality and sent back to Pakistan, and that Vikram thereafter never sought to bring her back.

In the video, she urged, “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.”

Nikita also described alleged mistreatment by her in-laws after the wedding, saying that when she raised the affair with her father-in-law, he dismissed it: “Boys have affairs, nothing can be done.” She said Vikram later forced her return to Pakistan and has since refused to facilitate her re-entry to India. “Every woman deserves justice in India,” she said.

Nikita alleges that after she returned to her in-laws’ home, she learned Vikram had an affair and that during the COVID-19 lockdown, he forced her to return to Pakistan and later refused her re-entry. Distressed by reports that Vikram planned to marry a Delhi woman, she filed a written complaint on January 27, 2025.

The case was taken up by the Sindhi Panch Mediation and Legal Counsel Centre, authorised by the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Notices were issued to Vikram and the alleged fiancée, and a hearing was held, but mediation failed. The centre’s April 30, 2025, report said that because neither spouse is an Indian citizen, the dispute falls under Pakistan’s jurisdiction and recommended the deportation of Vikram.

Nikita earlier approached the Indore Social Panchayat in May 2025, which recommended Vikram’s deportation. Collector Ashish Singh confirmed an inquiry had been ordered and that action would follow the inquiry’s findings.