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Updated November 14th, 2019 at 15:25 IST

Man booked for giving triple talaq to wife after coming to know she bears a girl child

 A man was booked for allegedly giving triple talaq to his wife after coming to know that she was bearing a female child in the Chapra area

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A man was booked for allegedly giving triple talaq to his wife after coming to know that she was bearing a female child in the Chapra area in Muzaffarnagar, police said on Thursday.

READ: Triple Talaq: Hyderabad Man Booked By Police After Wife's Allegations

The woman, Farzana, was forced to undergo a pre-natal test. When her husband, Ghalib, came to know that it was a female child, he forced her to abort the foetus, they said.

Later, he divorced her by pronouncing talaq thrice, police said. Farzana had already given birth to two girls, they said. A case was registered against Ghalib and other nine people, including the in-laws of the woman, police said. The couple was married three years ago, they said. Parliament had on August 1 passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, that makes instant triple talaq a criminal offence. 

READ: Bihar: Man Gives Triple Talaq To Wife For Refusing To Drink Liquor

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Published November 14th, 2019 at 14:56 IST

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