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Indian woman's suicide exposes plight of abused overseas brides

Mandeep Kaur's tearful video and death in New York shock community

Before her death by suicide, Mandeep Kaur posted a video in which she accused her husband of eight years of abusing her and cheating on her. (Screenshot from Twitter)

Content warning: This article discusses topics including suicide that some readers may find distressing.

NEW DELHI -- The apparent suicide of an Indian woman in the U.S. has shocked her home country and the global South Asian community, highlighting the abuse and abandonment suffered by thousands of women accompanying their husbands overseas.

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