A 34-year-old woman here on Saturday approached police after her husband sent a talaqnama on a Rs100 stamp paper. No FIR has been registered against woman’s husband till date.
The woman is an actor by profession and resides in Chandan Nagar area of the city. In her complaint to the police, Reshma Sheikh (29), also known as Alina said, “My husband Mudassir Baig (34) sent me a Rs100 stamp paper containing the 'talaq-e-bain, which according to him frees me from the bond of marriage. I refuse to accept this one-sided divorce.”
"I had a love marriage with Mudassir in 2016. I quit my profession after getting married. I have a two-month-old child. I want to live with my husband," the woman, who has acted in Bhojpuri films, said. She said she met officials at Chandan Nagar police station to get justice but in vain.
When contacted, Inspector Rahul Sharma of Chandan Nagar police station said, "This is a dispute between husband and wife." Baig could not be contacted despite repeated attempts. According to Sharia experts, ''talaq-e-bain'' is different from triple talaq (talaq-e-biddat).
Notably, the Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, to ban triple talaq. The bill will now be presented in the Upper House. In August 2017, the Supreme Court had declared triple talaq practice as unconstitutional.