Abandonment, abuse and cruelty at the hands of their husbands: Many women in the Indian state of Punjab share similar stories. DW's adilsabz on women abandoned by their husbands – and how they fight for justice ⬇️
India's northern state of Punjab is the country's epicenter of abandoned brides. These women are stigmatized by society.
But this does not always turn out to be the case. Oftentimes they are left behind in India by their husbands who return to their expat lives without them. Satwinder Kaur, who runs the NGO Abb Nahi Social Welfare, provides legal and financial support to help abandoned wives. She also has personal experience dealing with many of their issues — Satwinder's own husband left her in 2015 after which her in-laws threw her out of the family home.
"Our NGO has witnessed an increase in the number of cases and we receive calls every day from different states," said Satwinder. Rakesh Garg, who formerly headed the commission, told DW that there are many obstacles along the road to justice.Garg is pushing for stricter laws passed to make NRI husbands accountable. However, his efforts are complicated by the fact that the commission has not had a chairman for the last two years.
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