India, Dec. 7 -- A Pakistani woman has accused her husband of abandoning her in Karachi and secretly preparing for a second marriage in Delhi, triggering outrage among social groups and mediation bodies across India and Pakistan.

The woman, Nikita Nagdev, has released an emotional video appeal urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in her case.

Nikita, a Karachi resident, said she married Vikram Nagdev, a Pakistani-origin man living in Indore on a long-term visa, on January 26, 2020, in Karachi under Hindu customs.

She travelled to India with him on February 26, but alleges that the marriage collapsed within months amid betrayal and coercion.

"Since then, he has never tried to bring me back," she said in her video message. "...