3,768 complaints received from Indian women abroad against NRI husbands
The Indians Missions and Posts abroad received 3,768 petitions from distressed Indian women on complaints related to dowry and ill-treatment by NRI husbands during 2014-17, the government said. Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh said in 2014, 2015, and 2016 the Indian missions abroad received 276, 796m and 1,510 dowry-related and ill-treatment complaints, respectively. In 2017, they received 1,186 complaints. Here's more.
What did Singh say on assistance towards distressed women?
"The Ministry including the Indian Missions/Posts have assisted the Indian women distressed by NRI spouses by way of providing them counseling, guidance, and information about procedures, mechanisms for serving judicial summons on the overseas Indian husband," VK Singh said.
Help provided to the women by the Ministry
Singh, in response to a question in Lok Sabha, also talked about the help being provided to the distressed women. He said that help like filing a case in India, issuing lookout notice, impounding and revocation of Indian passport of the husband, getting access to lawyers, NGOs impaneled with Indian missions, and legal, financial assistance under the Indian Community Welfare Fund is being made.
