New Delhi: A Pakistani woman, Nikita Nagdev, has issued a desperate video appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that her Indian husband, Vikram Nagdev, abandoned her, refused to bring her back to India, and is now preparing to marry another woman in Delhi despite still being legally married to her.
The Karachi-based woman, speaking in a video reported by India Today, said she married Vikram on January 26, 2020, in Karachi according to Hindu rituals. A month later, on February 26, 2020, he brought her to India. But she says her life “changed completely” after marriage. Nikita alleges that shortly after she arrived, her in-laws’ behaviour shifted and she discovered Vikram was having an affair with one of her relatives. When she confronted her father-in-law, she claims he dismissed her concerns, telling her that such affairs were “normal” for men.
As the COVID-19 lockdown unfolded, Nikita says Vikram forced her to return to Pakistan, claiming there were issues with her visa. On July 9, 2020, she was left at the Attari border and sent back to Karachi. Since then, she alleges, he has refused to initiate any process to bring her back, despite her repeated requests.
The matter escalated when Nikita learnt that Vikram was allegedly preparing to wed another woman from Delhi while still married to her. Alarmed, she filed a written complaint on January 27, 2025, prompting intervention from mediation bodies.
The Sindhi Panch Mediation and Legal Counsel Centre, authorised by the Madhya Pradesh High Court, issued notices to Vikram and the woman he intended to marry. A hearing was conducted, but mediation failed. In its April 30, 2025 report, the Centre said the case fell under Pakistan’s jurisdiction because both spouses were Pakistani citizens and recommended that Vikram be deported to Pakistan.
Before this, the Indore Social Panchayat had also recommended deportation. The matter was referred to the district authorities, and Indore Collector Ashish Singh ordered an inquiry, saying further action would follow based on the findings.
Nikita’s emotional appeal, recorded from Karachi, has now become public. She says she fears her husband will go ahead with the second marriage, leaving her without justice. “Every woman deserves justice,” she says in the video. “If women don’t get justice, they will lose faith in the system.”
Her plea has triggered discussions across social and legal circles about cross-border marriages, abandonment, and the legal vacuum women often face when trapped between two jurisdictions.
