Man, parents booked for giving triple talaq to wife over WhatsApp in Maharashtra

A 28-year-old man and his parents have been booked by the Thane police in Maharashtra after he allegedly divorced his wife by sending a 'triple talaq' message on her mobile phone. 

Bhoiwada police station's inspector Kalyan Karpe informed that the 25-year-old woman, in her complaint lodged last week, said she got married to a man from Kalyan, near Mumbai on May 18, 2014 and that they have a four-year-old son. 

She alleged that her in-laws constantly harassed her and sometime back,



her husband demanded Rs 5 lakh from her and threw her out of the house. 

The woman, currently staying at a relative's place in Bhiwandi town, further alleged that on March 12 this year, she received a 'triple talaq' message on WhatsApp from her husband. 

Based on the woman's complaint, the police registered a case against her husband and in-laws under various sections of IPC and  the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act.