Madhya Pradesh: Man gives ‘Triple Talaq’ to wife for being fat; held

Yet another incident of instant triple talaq case came to light in Madhya Pradesh, a man allegedly gave his wife an instant triple talaq on the ground that she is fat. The man identified as Aarif Hussain, has been arrested by the Police.

The victim — Salma Bano said that her husband and mother-in-law used to taunt her for being fat, reported ANI.

After being constantly tormented by her husband and mother-in-law, Bano along with her two children had gone to live with her mother in Meghanagar for few days. The two came there and beat her up, then the husband reportedly gave her ‘triple talaq’.

The victim, Bano said that her husband Hussain had an extramarital affair. “When I faced him for talking to another woman over the phone, he asked me to not interfere,” she said, adding that his mother also took her son’s side.

“After giving me triple talaq, my husband tried to take my children away and when I refused, he threatened to kill me,” Ms Bano told news agency ANI.

Acting on the victim’s complaint, the police arrested Hussain. “The husband has been arrested under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 323 and 498,” a police officer Kushal Singh Rawat told ANI.

The Supreme Court, in its ruling last year, had banned the controversial Islamic practice allowing men to leave their wives immediately by uttering ‘talaq’ (divorce) three times. The top court had called the practice ‘unconstitutional’.

Following this, the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha in December 2017 that made triple talaq illegal and void.

Last month, an ordinance was cleared by President Ram Nath Kovind making triple talaq punishable with a jail term of up to three years and a fine. The woman concerned in the matter, will be entitled to maintenance, the ordinance said.

Also read: Man gives triple talaq over Whatsapp, booked