A software engineer from Maharashtra’s Kalyan is facing legal action after allegedly giving his wife triple talaq over her refusal to comply with his shocking demand. The incident, which emerged on December 19, involved the 45-year-old man asking his 28-year-old wife to have an intimate relationship with her boss at a party. Things escalated further when the man pressured his wife to get Rs 15 lakh from her parents to maintain his first wife.

He has been arrested for giving instant triple talaq to his second wife, a criminal offense under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019. The incident unfolded after repeated demands of man were met with resistance.

The victim, who married the accused in January this year, had a happy relationship initially. However, the situation deteriorated when her husband started harassing her for Rs 15 lakh, claiming that he needed the money to divorce his first wife. The harassment escalated when he allegedly pressured her to sleep with his boss at a party.

After her refusal, the man resorted to physical abuse and finally pronounced instant triple talaq before throwing her out of the house. A case has been registered against him under Sections 115(2), 351(2), 351(3) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita as well as the relevant provisions of the 2019 Act.

After going through this traumatic experience, the wife approached the Sambhaji Nagar police station on December 19 to complain about her husband. The next day, the case was transferred to the Bazarpeth police station in Kalyan for further investigation.

In another incident, a woman from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh drew attention after her husband pronounced ‘triple talaq’ against her for supporting the police action following the Sambhal violence.

In April last year, a 45-year-old man from Odisha allegedly divorced his 32-year-old wife through ‘triple talaq’ after she admitted to losing Rs 1.5 lakh to cyber fraudsters. After his complaint, the state police registered a case against the man, accusing him of pronouncing ‘talaq’ three times on learning of the financial loss.