Navi Mumbai Man Booked For Giving Triple Talaq To Wife At Workplace

A 43-year-old man from Navi Mumbai, identified as Altaf Mubarak Attar, has been booked by the police for allegedly giving "triple talaq" to his wife at her workplace. The incident reportedly occurred in December 2023, but the woman filed a complaint with the Kharghar police only recently on Thursday. 

Based on the lodged complaint by the complainant, the Kharghar police have now registered a case booking the accused husband under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019. As further enquiry and investigation are underway, no arrests have been made so far. 

Navi Mumbai Man Booked For Giving Triple Talaq To Wife At Workplace

According to the reports, the accused who works as a driver has been married to the woman for the last 17 years and the couple. The couple shares two sons.

Recently, the wife who works as a clerk in an engineering college in Kharghar found out about her husband having a second wife. Upon getting confronted, the husband, allegedly abused her, following which the woman complained to the women's cell of the Navi Mumbai police and the duo then started taking couple's counselling. 

Meanwhile, according to the complaint, last year on December 7, Attar pronounced the talaq thrice deliberately approaching the woman in front of her colleagues. The man also brought an Islamic cleric and two lawyers to witness him pronouncing 'talaq' to his wife thrice. 

Following the incident, the woman consulted other clerics and took legal advice that finally made her approach the police station to file a legal complaint against her husband. Based on her complaint, the police have registered a case against the man under section 4 (Punishment for pronouncing talaq) of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act. As of now, no arrest has been made, and the investigation is ongoing.

The practice of triple talaq, where a Muslim husband can instantly divorce his wife by uttering "talaq" three times, was deemed unconstitutional and illegal by the Supreme Court of India in 2017. The enactment of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act in 2019 further strengthened this legal stance, making the practice a punishable offence.