indiaUpdated: Sep 26, 2019 23:20 ISTMore than 4,700 complaints of woman who were abandoned by their NRI husbands have been received in the last 10 years with the highest number of grievances from Punjab and Delhi, NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma said on Thursday. Talking about country-wise statistics, Sharma said the highest number of complaints have been received from the US, followed by Australia and Canada. In the last 10 years, Sharma said the highest number of complaints were received last year at 750, followed by 582 this year. “Around 13.92 per cent of complaints were received from Delhi at 665, followed by 10 per cent of complaints received from Punjab at 479,” she added. Sharma said more and more women are coming forward to report their complaints to the NRI cell of the commission.

Source: Hindustan Times September 26, 2019 17:48 UTC