Man gives triple talaq to wife in moving train

Despite scrapping triple talaq, instances of men divorcing their wives through triple talaq continue across the nation.
In a shocking incident, a man gave triple talaq to his wife in a moving train and then fled. The incident occurred near Jhansi Junction in Uttar Pradesh on April 29 when Mohammad Arshad, 28, was travelling with his wife Afsana, 26.
Arshad gave triple talaq to his wife as the train chugged into Jansi station and got off the train. He also beat his wife before fleeing.
Shocked by the sudden turn of events, Afsana contacted the Government Railway Police, which sent her back to Pukhrayan in Kanpur Dehat, from where she had boarded the train for Bhopal, earlier that day.
Finally police lodged an FIR and launched manhunt. Arshad, a computer engineer employed with a private firm in Bhopal had married Afsana, a graduate hailing from Kota in Rajasthan, on January 12 this year. The match was made through a matrimonial advertisement.
However, Afsana was shocked when the couple visited Arshad’s ancestral house in Pukhrayan last week that he was already married. As she confronted him, Arshad and his mother began to harass Afsana for dowry culminating into the triple talaq and abandonment of the victim, according to the complaint.
In a video, Afsana has appealed to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to help her and also take action against such people who divorce women and abandon them. The video has since gone viral.
Based on the woman’s complaint, a case has been registered against her husband Arshad, his maternal uncle Aqeel, father Nafeesul Hasan, and mother Parveen, police said adding that the matter will be investigated and action will be taken.