India cancels passports of 33 NRIs for abandoning wives

According to reports, the Indian government cancelled passports of 33 non-resident Indian NRIs for abandoning their wives. The information came from the Women and Child Development Ministry on Wednesday.

The Integrated Nodal Agency (INA) has been issuing Look-Out Circulars to husbands who absconded, leaving behind their wives. According to reports, 8 LoCs have been handed out and 33 passports were impounded.

The Women and Child Development Ministry tweeted, "The problem of women being abandoned in NRI marriages is a serious issue. For the first time, WCD Ministry, Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs are providing coordinated support to women facing problems in their marriage to NRIs."