Late Rifa Mehnu's Husband Mehnaz Mehnu Taken Into Custody For Marrying Minor

The late social media influencer Rifa Mehnu's husband Mehnaz was taken into custody. She had died by suicide and her husband was booked under the Protection of Child from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for marrying his late wife when she was a minor.

The vlogger and Instagram influencer Rifa Mehnu was found dead on March 1, 2022. She was living in the United Arab Emirates at the time of her death. Reportedly, Mehnu was born in Kozhikode, Kerala. The couple met over Instagram and got married three years ago.

Mehnu was found dead in her home in Dubai where she lived with her son and their 2-year-old son. Her parents registered a complaint over their daughter’s death, and after the complaint, the police booked her husband.

Rifa Mehnu Husband Arrested

Mehnu’s husband got his arrest in the case charged under the Indian Penal Code Section 306 (abetment of suicide) stayed. Another case was registered against him under the POCSO Act for marrying Mehnu when she was a minor.

Following the complaints from Mehnu’s family, her body was exhumed for autopsy two months after her death. Reportedly, the autopsy reports confirmed that Mehnu died by suicide.

Mehnu’s family had also alleged that her husband inflicted domestic violence on her. They claimed that Mehnu had no reason to take her own life. Hours before she was found dead in her home in Dubai, she had a video call with her parents along with her two-year-old child from her workplace.

Rifa Mehnu was a YouTuber and social media influencer who often made vlogs about her travels and personal life. Her husband is also a social media influencer. Mehnu had almost 30,000 subscribers on her YouTube account and had several YouTube channels associated with her. The couple was included in several music albums.

Mehnu was well-known as a hijabi model and her fans expressed their condolences following her passing. They took to her social media accounts and left comments under her posts. Singer, actor, and influence Ajmal Cheruthala left a comment in which he referred to Mehnu as his sister.

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