The Indian embassy in Washington is in touch with US federal authorities for a thorough probe into the death of an Indian woman allegedly by suicide in New York, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on August 12
The family of Mandeep Kaur, the woman from Uttar Pradesh woman who committed suicide in the US, citing years of harassment from her husband for “only giving birth to girls”, has created an online petition on change.org to demand justice for her. The founder of People Against Rape in India (PARI) Yogita Bhayana is aiding Kaur’s family.
The Indian embassy in Washington is in touch with US federal authorities for a thorough probe into the death of an Indian woman allegedly by suicide in New York, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on August 12.
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The family had petitioned External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar through change.org to have Kaur’s remains returned to them in India. They also demanded harsh punishment for Kaur’s husband and custody of her two daughters.
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“We could not save Mandeep’s life but we can ensure that her daughters’ futures are safeguarded,” the petition said.
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Nearly 10,000 people signed the petition
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the Indian consulate in New York was in contact with local authorities, the Indian community and Kaur’s family members. “Our embassy in Washington is in contact with US federal authorities on the matter. They have given us assurance that measures will be taken as per law,” Bagchi said at his weekly media briefing while replying to a question on the matter.
Bagchi said the Indian embassy and the consulate will keep track of the matter so that there is a thorough probe into it to know what had happened.
This is not the first case where a Non-resident Indian woman faced torture. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has received several such complaints previously. As per MEA, one NRI wife calls home for help every eight hours. Between 2017-20, the ministry received nearly 4,000 domestic abuse complaints from NRI wives, and the government has registered 50,000 cases of abuse under IPC Section 498-A.
The family had petitioned External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar through change.org to have Kaur’s remains returned to them in India. They also demanded harsh punishment for Kaur’s husband and custody of her two daughters. “We could not save Mandeep’s life but we can ensure that her daughters’ futures are safeguarded,” the petition said. Nearly 10,000 people signed the petition.
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