Meerut: A woman in Uttar Pradesh has 'divorced' her husband through verbal talaq in the presence of police and media, saying she was taking the step to free herself of dowry harassment.
Amreen Bano uttered 'talaq' thrice at the Inspector General of Police's office on Wednesday, asserting that if men could divorce their wives by saying 'talaq' thrice, women could do the same.
She said she and her sister Farheen were married to Sabir and his brother Shakir, respectively, on March 28, 2012. Since their marriage, their husbands and in-laws allegedly harassed the two sisters for dowry.
Last September, Shakir gave ‘triple talaq’ to Farheen.
"As we raised our voices against the atrocities, my sister was divorced by her husband," Amreen said.
"I divorced my husband as revenge on the family for the atrocities we had to endure. It was also because my brother-in-law divorced my sister," she said.
Amreen said the Modi government was working for the welfare of women on the 'triple talaq' issue. “All women should support the government on this,” she added.
The panchayat will first try to resolve the issues between the couple. If it fails, it can get the woman a divorce from her husband, he said.
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