In a shocking incident that has sent shockwaves in Uttar Pradesh, a man pronounced "triple talaq" on his wife in front of her students in a private school in Barabanki district. According to the police, the incident happened while the woman was taking a class. The police have also registered a case against the accused man who has been identified as Mohammad Shakeel.
Shakeel, a resident of Firozabad district, has recently returned from Saudi Arabia. In her complaint, the woman alleged that she was given "triple talaq" by her husband after he arrived at her school. She also alleged that her in-laws used to torture her for dowry after her marriage three years ago on September 1, 2020. She said her husband then went to Saudi Arabia without informing her, police said.
The woman was harassed for dowry
She alleged that her husband, mother-in-law and other people used to beat her up for dowry and threatened to drive her out of the house if she did not bring dowry. They finally sent her to her maternal home, the police said. The woman said she had been living at her maternal home since then and worked as a teacher at a private school, they said. The woman said she had been living at her maternal home since then and worked as a teacher at a private school, they added.
Meanwhile, Station House Officer, Kotwali city, Sanjay Maurya said a case has been registered against the man and an investigation launched. The case has been registered under Indian Penal Code sections related to assault, intimidation and dowry harassment as well as the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, he added.
Man pronounces 'triple talaq' in school
On June 28 this year, the woman's husband returned from Saudi Arabia and reached her maternal house in Barabanki on July 10. He asked her to come home with him but she said she could not return immediately, police said.
The woman said her husband stayed with her for six days and then left for home, they said. He arrived at her school on August 24 and pronounced "triple talaq" on her in front of the students while she was taking a class, police said, quoting the complainant.
It should be mentioned here that the practice of triple talaq had been declared illegal and unconstitutional in the country in 2019.
(With inputs from PTI)
