UP: 34-year-old man repeatedly gives triple talaq to wife over phone

NOIDA: A 34-year-old man allegedly gave triple talaq to his wife over phone multiple times before finally using the words before her family members.

Nazmi (29) who got married to Atif, a footwear showroom owner in 2008, was beaten up and her head thrashed against the wall when she objected to her husband “bringing other women to the house.”

Nazmi’s family has complained that Atif and his father Siraj Khan would torture her and repeatedly demand money from her brother to start a business.

Nazmi’s father Jeevan Khan who belongs to Barola area of Sector 49 told TOI that while they had given Rs 10 lakh to Atif’s family as dowry at the time of the wedding in 2008, their demand for more money never stopped.

“Atif has a footwear showroom in Amroha and is a womaniser. My elder son is settled in Dubai and the younger one works in a company in Gurugram. He, his father and one of his sisters based in Delhi would repeatedly taunt my daughter about less amount in dowry and make demands for more money from us. My daughter would initially keep things to herself, but we later got to know that she would be beaten up repeatedly,” he said.

He alleged that they have paid about Rs five-six lakh over the years to broker peace between the couple but to no avail.

According to the complaint given in Sector 49 police station, Jeevan, a nursery owner, paid Rs 50,000- Rs one lakh or Rs two lakh at multiple occasions so that he can set up the business he wants to.

“My daughter used to be repeatedly taunted by her father-in-law Siraj and sister-in-law Shana Khan. These people would force her outside the house between 12 midnight – 2am. At times, I and Atif’s mother and second sister would mediate but to no avail as his father and Shana would back his activities. Nazmi would visit her neighbours to make calls to me and her mother but Atif stopped her from the same,” Jeevan said.

According to the complainant, situation got out of hands on June 5 last year when Atif beat her and thrashed her head against the wall repeatedly.

“She suffered serious injuries one her head. When we got to know about the issue, we were told that Atif wanted to divorce Nazmi and could remarry. My daughter was left bewildered and underwent treatment in the Jaypee Hospital as she had suffered serious injuries on her head and had lost memory,” he said.

Subsequently, Nazmi was brought to Barola at her parents’ home and since then, Atif has allegedly given her instant triple talaq four times.

“At times, he would start the conversation on phone with these words. We tried to pacify him but he continued with his behaviour and would demand a Creta. Finally, on March 11, Atif arrived at our place with Siraj and Shana arrived at our house and spoke these words again in front of us,” he said.

Meanwhile, the police who were looking at an arbitration so far has decided to lodge an FIR against Atif.

Sector 49 SHO Ajay Aggarwal told TOI that they had contacted Atif and he said he was ready to keep Nazmi, a point Jeevan refuted.

“We have received a complaint and an FIR will be lodged shortly,” he said.

Somveer Singh, sub-inspector, Sector 49 police station told TOI that an FIR is being lodged against Atif, his father Siraj and sister Shana under IPC sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 498 a (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty), 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation)

Meanwhile, Jeevan said that Atif was called for a meeting by the police but is not turning up.