A Pakistani Hindu woman has approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court accusing her husband, living in Indore on a long-term visa, of abandoning her and preparing for a second marriage. She has sought his deportation to Pakistan after reconciliation efforts failed.
A marital dispute between a Pakistani Hindu couple has now reached the Madhya Pradesh High Court after several attempts at settlement failed. The husband and wife, both Pakistani citizens, have been living separately in different countries for a long time, even though they got married in Pakistan in 2020.
The wife, 28-year-old Nikita Devi, who is currently staying with her parents in Pakistan, has filed a writ petition before the Indore bench of the MP High Court.
She has accused her husband, 35-year-old Vikram Kumar Nagdev from Karachi, of planning to marry another woman in India without legally divorcing her. She has also asked the court to deport him back to Pakistan.
As per officials, the couple married on January 26, 2020, in Pakistan’s Sindh province. After marriage, the husband moved to Indore, Madhya Pradesh, and has been living there on a long-term visa.
Her lawyer, Dinesh Rawat, told PTI that Nikita has approached the High Court under Article 226 of the Indian Constitution, which allows high courts to issue writs in matters involving fundamental rights and other legal rights. The petition is expected to be heard next week.
The wife’s petition states that her husband left her and is preparing to illegally marry someone else in March 2026.
Her lawyer said,
“My client has requested the high court in her petition to prevent her husband, who is taking undue advantage of legal complications, from marrying for the second time in India, and to deport him to Pakistan.”
Nagdev, however, has denied all allegations. He said,
“We came to India after marrying in Pakistan. Shortly thereafter, my wife returned to Pakistan on her own will. She refused to come to India or obtain a divorce by mutual consent. I also tried to resolve the family dispute through our community’s panchayats, but she refused.”
He further alleged that his wife is misusing the situation to demand money. According to him, he is legally residing in Indore.
He said,
“Now I want to divorce my wife. She has defamed me both domestically and abroad and has caused me mental distress.”
Before reaching the High Court, the couple’s dispute was also taken to the Sindhi Panch Mediation and Legal Consultancy Centre in Indore. But even after several rounds of discussion, the matter remained unresolved.
The head of the centre, Kishor Kodwani, said,
“Despite my numerous efforts, the two parties failed to reach a compromise. Subsequently, in my report to the district administration, I recommended that Nagdev be sent back to Pakistan because he and his wife are both Pakistani citizens and Pakistan is the jurisdiction for their family dispute.”
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Indore, often called the financial capital of Madhya Pradesh, has a large population of Sindhi Hindu refugees who migrated from Pakistan due to alleged persecution.
Many of them arrived on long-term visas or residential permits, and over time, several have also obtained Indian citizenship.
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