A 26-year-old woman in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district claimed her husband divorced her using 'triple talaq' because he was angry over her support for the BJP, among other reasons, police said. The woman's husband, however, has denied the allegations and accused her of having extra-marital affairs. In the complaint filed on Sunday, the woman described her eight-year marriage as initially normal. However, over time, her husband, mother-in-law, and sisters-in-law began taunting and beating her over various issues, according to Kotwali police station in-charge Umesh Golhani, as quoted by PTI. Also Read: Asaduddin Owaisi defends ‘Jai Palestine’ slogan in Parliament, complaint filed Furthermore, the woman claimed she was thrown out of the house about one-and-a-half years ago and had been living with her husband in a rented room since then. Golhani mentioned that according to the woman's complaint, her support for a political party and her vote in favor of it further angered her husband, which led him to give her 'triple talaq.' Also Read:Arvind Kejriwal questioned by CBI in excise policy case inside Tihar Jail, likely to be presented in trial court tomorrow Based on the woman's complaint, the police have registered a case against her husband, mother-in-law, and four sisters-in-law under the provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act, the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, and the Indian Penal Code, he said. The victim's statement has been recorded, and further legal steps are being taken in the matter, police said. Also Read:Direct helicopter service from Jammu to Vaishno Devi starts! Know the packages being provided to pilgrims On Monday, the woman told reporters that her husband sent her a talaq notice, accusing her of being unfaithful, which she said was false."I have replied to the notice through my lawyer. Later, I supported the BJP and voted for it. When my husband, his mother and sisters got this information, he gave me triple talaq. His family members told him to either leave them or give triple talaq to me," she alleged. However, her husband claimed she had affairs that caused problems and that he gave her several chances for their child's sake. He said this was not about "instant triple talaq" or supporting a political party, as there was no election in 2022. He told reporters on Monday that he first gave talaq on March 30, 2022, and then twice more in October and November 2023, according to Muslim law. He accused her of threatening him, damaging his reputation, and making false charges to hide her affairs. He also said no one in his family harassed her as she had been living separately for the past three years. The talaq issue is already in court, and everyone in the family is free to support any political party, he said. He added that his sisters live in another town and were falsely implicated in the case.
