A report submitted by a student of Punjab University’s Human Rights and Duties Department carried a desertion fact about NRIs’ wives. It claims that the abandoned brides of NRIs had arranged marriages.
The study also unfolded that the match-maker of around 70% of matrimonies is matrimonial websites and advertisements. The rest, i.e. 30 %, marriages are also arranged by the friends and relatives. These incidents have been on the crest for past a few years in Punjab.
Even, the NRI police stations have lodged 528 complaints in the month of April, 2019.
The report also touched another vertical- bride’s education. The student of MA -Allisha was guided by Upneet Kaur Mangat. She supervised her in observing a sample size of 35 deserted wives. Her findings highlighted that as many as 57% jilted wives were postgraduates, whereas 5% were Ph.Ds. The remaining 30 % brides were grads.
So far, Majha and Daoba of Punjab are the forerunner states, maximizing the number of such cases. Malwa is the only region that witnessed no such cases.
The story of cruelty doesn’t end here. It proceeded upon their abandonment. The deserted wives had to dwell with their in-laws forcefully in Punjab. But, they threw them out in a month, realizing being a burdensome.
Besides, the report narrated the tale of their severity post marriage. It spotlighted three cases, wherein wives were immigrated to abroad with their husbands, who had to show the certificate as a proof of their single status. They might have imagined that time as a honeymooning period. But, the reality was opposite. They were profusely beaten and thrashed to bruises. They were victimized by the domestic violence. Moreover, their passports were snatched. This mishap shut all doors to come back home. So, they never returned. No one from their home could reach there to console them.
However, the Indian foreign ministry has passed a provision. According to it, the government could cancel the passport of the culprit NRIs. Thereby, the possibility to go abroad will be fading away. But, there are several men who are continuously living there. Even, they have extended their visa through lawyers.
This report ended on an implication that pointed at maintaining a record of NRIs. It should also be a composition of their matrimonial status. This is how the government will be able to keep a check on their issues. It also had a suggestion that favoured issuance of twin passports to the wives of non-residents of India. It can help them to get off the clutch of cruel and cunning husbands.
