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Fraudulent Marriages by NRIs

Fraudulent Marriages by NRIs

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Last Updated : Dec 11 2014 | 11:42 AM IST
The Minister of State in the ministries of Overseas Indian Affairs & External Affairs General (Retd.) V. K. Singh informed the Lok Sabha today, the details of the complaints/ cases received in Indian Missions about fraudulent NRI marriages during each of last three years and the current year, which are as follows:

S.No. Name of Country No of Complaints/Cases
    2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Current year Total
1.        New Zealand 2 0 5 0 7
2.        Germany 0 0 1 0 1
3.        Philippines 0 0 0 1 1
4.        United States of America(USA) 26 49 39 25 139
5.        Canada 3 4 4 11 22
6.        Australia 0 0 0 1 1
7.        United Kingdom(UK ) 0 3 2 8 13
8.        Singapore 2 1 1 0 4
  Total 33 57 52 46 188


General (Retd.) V. K. Singh said, action is taken by the Indian Mission by providing assistance in the form of financial help for legal procedures, counseling and taking necessary action as per the need and requirement of the case.
The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs implements the scheme for giving legal/ financial assistance to Indian women deserted by their overseas Indian/ foreigner husbands through the empanelled NGOs and legal organizations. Such assistance under the MOIA's Scheme is provided through Missions/ Posts in the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and the Gulf countries. The amount of assistance provided per case under the Scheme to deserted Indian women is up to USD 3,000 in developed countries and USD 2,000 in developing countries.
YSK/ Uma

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First Published: Dec 10 2014 | 4:20 PM IST

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