Alleging Triple Talaq, Kerala woman sits outside husband's house

Alleging that her husband gave her Triple Talaq, a woman in Kerala's Kozhikode sat outside his home along with her children in protest. Police have registered a case against her husband.

Kozhikode (Kerala):A 35-year-old Muslim man was booked for allegedly giving triple talaq to his wife here, five days after she sat on a protest along with her two young children outside his house.

Her case came to light after news reports showed the woman sitting on a pathway near the village house at nearby Vanimel along with her five-year-old daughter and two-year-old son.

Fatimah Juveria, 24, who has been protesting outside his house to bring attention to her plight, has alleged that her husband got married to another woman after giving her triple talaq.

Based on her complaint, the Valayam police here registered a case against her husband, A K Sameer, under Sections 3 and 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 on Thursday.

Sameer, 35, a native of Vanimel, works in the Gulf, the police said.

"According to her complaint, the accused gave her triple talaq on September 24 at the premises of a local court," a police official said.

"Fatimah had already lodged four civil cases against Sameer and his family on various charges before. The husband's family had also filed a case against her. All these cases were pending before courts," the official said, adding that investigation is underway in the triple talaq complaint.

Section 3 of the act makes the pronouncement of talaq by words, either spoken or written or in electronic form or in any other manner whatsoever void and illegal, while Section 4 provides punishment with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and fine.

Fatimah, who hailed from a poor family, said she married Sameer six years ago and they had no issues till last year.

She alleged he gave her talaq when they met at a court recently in connection with a civil case. She accused Sameer and his family for forcing her and the children out of his house and not giving them any maintenance for several months.

She said that they had transferred the house to Sameer's brother's name to prevent Juveria from entering the house.

Juveria also alleged that he had recently come here from the Gulf to marry another woman.

"He gave me talaq as he wanted to remarry. There were no other issues... he came here recently for his remarriage... He later returned to the Gulf," Fatimah said.

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