22-Year-Old Woman In UP Burnt Alive By In-Laws After Police Did Not File Triple Talaq Complaint

A 22-year-old woman was burnt alive by her husband and in-laws in Uttar Pradesh¡¯s Shravasti dictrict on August 16, after she tried to lodge a complaint over an attempt to divorce her using now the banned 'triple talaq' practice.

However, the police turned her back and tried to get the couple to compromise not take the matter to court.

The victim¡¯s father alleged that his daughter was given triple talaq over the phone on August 6 by her husband Nafees, who works in Mumbai.

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¡°The victim, Sayeeda, went to the police the same day to lodge a complaint. However, she was sent back and asked to wait for her husband to return from Mumbai,¡± reported NDTV.

"He used to beat her up regularly, but I did not raise my voice earlier. But then he gave her 'talaq'. The police made them compromise after the husband asked the cops to give him a second chance," Ramzan Ali Khan, the father, told NDTV.

The police summoned the couple last week, but instead of taking legal action against the husband, the cops asked the two to stay together.

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The next day Sayeeda and Hafees had a heated argument over the attempted police complaint. She was then thrashed by Nafees and burnt alive her in-laws who doused her with kerosene.

Sayeeda's minor daughter was an eyewitness, according to the police.

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 criminalises instant triple talaq among Muslims and attracts a jail term of three years for the husband.