Triple talaq: Facing dowry charges, Gurugram man divorces wife via SMS
A 22-year-old woman might knock on the doors of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, as one month has passed since she lodged a dowry harassment FIR against her in-laws, but no action has been yet taken in the matter. Meanwhile, her husband has granted her divorce via an SMS. The Gurugram-based man allegedly sent a ‘talaq, talaq, talaq’ message to his father-in-law’s mobile phone. DNA has a copy of the FIR and the SMS.
According to sources, Salma, a resident of Gautampuri in Dadri of Greater Noida, got married to Azad, 25, a resident of Surat Nagar in Gurugram on April 10, 2016. Talking to DNA, Salma’s father Hakeem Mohammad Iqbal said that before the wedding, he was told that Azad was a government employee but it was later revealed that he did not hold a permanent position. He further alleged that afterwards, Salma was abused for dowry.
According to the FIR, Salma’s family spent nearly Rs 15 lakh on the wedding and gifted a Maruti Suzuki Alto car, besides gold and silver jewellery, to Azad. The mediator, Israel, a relative of Azad, allegedly told her family that the groom worked as a clerk in the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram.
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