West Bengal: My brother, his wife has kidnapped two of my children, says triple talaq petitioner Ishrat Jahan

West Bengal resident Ishrat Jahan, who rose to fame for approaching the Supreme Court in the triple talaq case, on Thursday approached the police to file a complaint that two of her children had gone missing earlier in the day.

As per ANI reports, Ishrat approached the Golabari Police Station in Howrah to register complaint. “Both my children have gone missing. I saw them last at 11:15 am. My brother and his wife are behind it,” she alleged in the complaint.

Both my children have gone missing, saw them last at 11:15 am. My brother & his wife are behind it: #TripleTalaq victim Ishrat Jahan pic.twitter.com/LxsfEHuHDj

— ANI (@ANI) August 31, 2017

Ishrat had challenged the Constitutional validity of triple talaq to end a marriage. The mother of four young children was divorced by her Dubai-based husband over the telephone. She then moved the Supreme Court against the practice of triple talaq (talaq-e-bidat) under the Muslim Personal Law.

In her petition, Ishrat Jahan sought a declaration from the apex court that Section 2 of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 was unconstitutional, as it violated fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14 (equality), 15 (non-discrimination), …read more