Man gives triple talaq to wife via voice note on social media, booked

The man has been booked under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act on the complaint lodged by his 23-year-old wife, said Raoji Bazar police station sub-inspector Ram Kumar Raghuvanshi.

Indore (MP):A case has been registered against a 27-year-old man for allegedly giving triple talaq to his wife through a voice note on WhatsApp in Indore, police said on Tuesday.

The man has been booked under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act on the complaint lodged by his 23-year-old wife, said Raoji Bazar police station sub-inspector Ram Kumar Raghuvanshi. Madhya Pradesh Police has not arrested the accused so far in the incident.

The couple got married about three years ago and has a daughter. The woman alleged that her husband started harassing her three months after marriage and defamed her character when she became pregnant, the police official said. "The man sent a voice note to his wife on WhatsApp and pronounced talaq thrice on December 18," he said.

Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019 prohibits the practice of ending marital ties through instant triple talaq.