A married Muslim woman from Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich has alleged that her husband gave her a "triple talaq" after she praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the development of Ayodhya. The police have filed an FIR against the man and his family members.
She also alleged that she was brutally beaten up by her mother-in-law, husband, and others. She claimed that the family of her husband also tried to strangle her.
“I am a resident of Mohalla Sarai, Thana Jarwal Road in Bahraich. On December 13, 2023, I was married to Arshad, son of Islam, a resident of Mohalla Delhi Darwaza in Kotwali Nagar, Ayodhya. My father got me married with the consent of both parties and by spending more than his means,” the woman was quoted as saying by news agency PTI in its report.
“After the marriage, when I went out in the city, I liked the roads of Ayodhya Dham, the beautification, the development, and the atmosphere there. On this, I praised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in front of my husband,” she said.
Following this, the husband sent her back to her parents' house. He also allegedly hurled a pan of hot dal (lentils) at her.
As some time passed, the relative intervened. After that, the woman returned to Ayodhya to live with her husband, Jarwal Road Police Station Incharge Inspector (SHO) Brijraj Prasad said.
However, as per the SHO, the husband abused the Chief Minister, the Prime Minister and gave her divorce by pronouncing "talaq, talaq, talaq.”
She also alleged that her husband also beat her on the day he gave her divorce.
The police, on the basis of the complaint, filed a case against the eight people, including the woman’s husband Arshad, mother-in-law Raisha, father-in-law Islam, sister-in-law Kulsum, brother-in-law Faran and Shafaq, and sister-in-law Simran. The case was filed under the assault, abuse, threat, and Dowry Prohibition Act and the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, the police stated.
