A man has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district for allegedly divorcing his wife by pronouncing the word 'talaq' thrice, a practice which has been criminalised, police said on Saturday.
A case has also been registered against four other members of the husband's family for allegedly beating up the woman, they said.
Officials said the woman has alleged that her husband along with his brother, sister-in-law, mother and father went to her house and thrashed her. The husband, Aas Mohd, then gave the woman 'triple talaq'. The incident happened on August 17 in New Mandi police station area and Aas Mohd was arrested on Friday.