Dear respected members,
I need urgent advice on the below:
A bride who is a foreign national (UK citizen) and an Indian groom (Indian national) did nikah online due to COVID.
They met few times in person after nikah, however the husband never did ruksati for the wife. The husband and his family were giving signals for dowry and he used to come and stay at the wife's parents home on many occasions. His family used to come to stay for several days too. The husband was always spending more time with his female cousin. She used to interfere in between the couple.
When the wife became pregnant, she requested ruksati, however this did not happen and she came back to the UK. The husband went to Africa for work, however never after nikah, he gave her any form of maintenance or marital rights. His family would insult the wife and her family.
They never gave her the right of wife and when she asked for these, he would fight. Whilst he was in Africa, he stopped contact, including his family. Whilst the wife was pregnant she came to know that he was spending time with his female cousin and she used to stay at his house for many days.
Once the baby was born, he stopped all contact as his family did not want to aknowledge the baby and the wife.
The wife does not know the whereabouts of the husband or his family and she has been left stranded in the state of nikah with her baby.
She and her family have made attempts to ask his friends where he is, however nobody is helping.
They know a few contact details of the husband's relatives and former employer. What are the options for this wife?
Can she file police complaint against the husband and his family?
