Days after the Union cabinet has approved an ordinance making triple talaq a punishable offence, a 26-year-old Muslim man in Aurangabad has given triple talaq to his wife over WhatsApp. The man was booked following the complaint.
The man has been identified as Javed Saber Pathan — resident of Khandala village Taluka was booked under section 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2018, a police officer said.
“Javed had married Shabana Nisar Shaikh alias Sabhana in December 2016. Things were fine between them for about a year. However, after that they regularly started arguing over small issues,” police inspector Anant Kulkarni told PTI.
“On September 9 (2018), Javed dropped Shabana at her maternal aunt’s house in Kannad tehsil (in the district), but did not return to take her back. Shabana’s parents visited his house to request him to patch up with her. But on September 23, Javed sent a triple talaq message on her WhatsApp,” he added.
Receiving Triple Talaq over WhatsApp, Shabana lodged a complaint against him in Vaijapur police station on Wednesday, following which a case was registered, Kulkarni said.
However, Javed has not been arrested so far. Police have launched an investigation to arrest him.
On 28 December 2017, the Lok Sabha had passed The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017. The bill made instant triple talaq (talaq-e-biddah) in any form spoken, in writing or by electronic means such as email, SMS and WhatsApp illegal and void, with up to three years in jail for the husband.
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