A woman from Pakistan has accused her husband of deserting her in Karachi while allegedly preparing to marry another woman in Delhi. The woman, Nikita Nagdev, has released an emotional video plea addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging action and drawing growing attention from legal circles on both sides of the border.

Nikita, who lives in Karachi, says she married Vikram Nagdev — a Pakistani-origin man living in Indore on a long-term visa — on January 26, 2020. The couple tied the knot in Karachi following Hindu traditions.

Soon after, on February 26, 2020, she travelled with him to India. But within months, she claims everything began to unravel.

According to Nikita, on July 9, 2020, Vikram left her at the Attari border, citing issues related to her visa, and sent her back to Pakistan against her will. She alleges that since that day, he has made no attempt to bring her back or regularise her stay.

In her video appeal, she said, “I kept begging him to take me back to India, but he kept making excuses. He refused every single time.”

Speaking through tears, she warned that silencing such cases would discourage women from seeking help. “If such injustice continues, women will lose faith in the system,” she said. “Many suffer emotional and physical abuse in marriage. I request everyone to stand with me.”

Nikita claims that her troubles began right after her wedding. When she returned to her in-laws’ home in India after the ceremony, their behaviour reportedly changed drastically.

She later learned that Vikram was allegedly romantically involved with one of her own relatives. When she shared her concerns with her father-in-law, she says she was dismissed and told such behaviour was “normal.”

During the COVID-19 lockdown, she alleges Vikram pressured her to go back to Pakistan, and from then on refused to allow her to re-enter India. “Every woman deserves fair treatment in India,” she said firmly.

Fearing that Vikram was planning to remarry despite still being legally tied to her, Nikita lodged a formal complaint on January 27, 2025.

The case was taken up by the Sindhi Panch Mediation and Legal Counsel Centre, which operates under authorisation from the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Notices were issued to Vikram and to the woman he is allegedly planning to marry, and a hearing took place.

But attempts to resolve the matter failed. In its April 30, 2025 report, the Centre stated that because both Nikita and Vikram are Pakistani nationals, the issue legally falls under Pakistan’s jurisdiction, and it recommended that Vikram be sent back to Pakistan.

This is not the first time the case has surfaced locally. In May 2025, Nikita also approached the Indore Social Panchayat, which similarly advised deportation. Collector Ashish Singh confirmed that an investigation has been initiated and action will follow based on its findings.