Maharashtra man booked for giving 'triple talaq' over WhatsApp
In yet another case of 'triple talaq' that surfaced in Maharashtra, a 26-year-old Muslim man of Aurangabad district allegedly divorced his wife over the digital messaging platform, WhatsApp. He was booked following a complaint lodged by his wife, the police said on Thursday. The police have launched an investigation into the case and the man is yet to be arrested. Here's more.
Couple used to argue over small issues very often: Police
The man, Javed Saber Pathan, a resident of Khandala village in the Vaijapur taluka district, was booked on Wednesday 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 Sabha in December 2016. "However, after one year they regularly started arguing over small issues," police inspector Anant Kulkarni said.
Marriage in real world, divorce in digital world
"On September 9 this year, Javed dropped Shabana at her maternal aunt's house in Kannad tehsil but didn't return to take her back," Kulkarni said. On September 23, Javed sent a triple talaq message on her WhatsApp. Following this, Shabana lodged a complaint against him with Vaijapur police station on Wednesday, and a case was registered, he said.
You can't mess around with 'triple talaq' after SC's verdict
On 28 December 2017, the Lok Sabha had passed The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill', 2017. It 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. The Supreme Court this year announced "triple talaq" unconstitutional.
