Sleuths of the Naya Nagar police in Mira Road have registered an offence against a 28-year-old man under the stringent Triple Talaq Act for illegally divorcing his wife on WhatsApp.
The couple (name withheld) who had married against the wishes of their parents in August 2014 have a five-year-old daughter. Despite being in wedlock the couple had been staying separately with their respective parents for the past several years and frequently met each other.
In her complaint to the police the woman alleged that despite her reluctance, her husband forced her to accompany him to local lodges on multiple occasions. However during the lockdown when the woman refused, her husband in a fit of rage sent her a message on her WhatsApp stating Triple Talaq, following which she registered a complaint with the Naya Nagar police station.
The woman also alleged that her husband had committed a similar act earlier, following which he apologized and settled the matter. Based on the complaint registered by the woman the police registered an FIR under the relevant sections of the IPC including 498 A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) and section 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act.
Under the provision of the act, a Muslim husband who pronounces triple talaq is liable to be imprisoned up to three years and fine.
Further investigations were on.
