Hiba Rana alleged she faced repeated dowry demands of cash and a flat, physical assaults, threats to her life, and was forcibly evicted after triple talaq, while her two children were allegedly confined inside the house.
India's Supreme Court is reviewing talaq-e-hasan, a Muslim divorce practice where a husband pronounces divorce thrice over three months. The court questioned its validity amid concerns for women's dignity and equality, considering whether a larger bench should hear the case.
Based on her complaint, authorities have initiated an investigation into the matter. Triple Talaq is the process of divorce under Islamic law where a husband could divorce his wife by pronouncing 'Talaq' three times.
A Muslim man in Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh divorces his wife using the banned triple talaq practice just because she said that the riots and attack on police in Sambhal was wrong
Faisal Patel has been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 323, 498A and 504. He was charged under relevant sections of Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019.