Abusive husband gives triple talaq on phone, booked

Noida: A 29-year-old woman has alleged that her husband gave her triple talaq over the phone several times, before finally using the words before her family members. The woman, Nazmi, who got married to footwear showroom owner Atif (34) in 2008, has also alleged he beat her up and dashed her head against the wall, when she objected to him bringing other women to their house.
Nazmi’s family has complained Atif and his father Siraj Khan used to torture her and repeatedly demanded money from her brother to start a business. Nazmi’s father Jeevan Khan, who is from Barola in Sector 49, said that they had given Rs 10 lakh to Atif’s family as dowry in 2008, but their demands never stopped.

“Atif has a footwear showroom in Amroha and is a womaniser. My elder son is settled in Dubai; the younger one works in a company in Gurgaon. Atif, his father and one of his sisters, who is based in Delhi, would repeatedly taunt my daughter about her inadequate dowry and make demands for more money from us. Initially, my daughter kept things to herself, but we later got to know she was getting beaten up regularly,” he said.

He also alleged that over the years, they have paid Atik a further Rs 5-6 lakh to broker peace, but to no avail. According to their complaint, filed with the Sector 49 police station, Jeevan, a nursery owner, paid Rs 50,000-Rs 1-2 lakh in multiple tranches so that Atif could set up his business.

“Father-in-law Siraj and sister-in-law Shana Khan used to repeatedly taunt my daughter, throw her out of their home late at night. At times, along with me, Atif’s mother and younger sister would try to mediate, but to no avail, as Siraj and Shana backed him. Nazmi would slip out of their home, go to neighbours’ houses to make calls to us, but Atif stopped even that,” Jeevan said.

According to the complainant, the situation got out of hands on June 5 2018, when Atif thrashed her and slammed her head against a wall. “She suffered serious injuries on her head. When we got to know about it, we were told Atif wanted divorce so that he could remarry. My daughter underwent treatment at Jaypee Hospital for her head injuries, and even suffered memory loss,” he said.

Subsequently, the parents brought Nazmi to Barola, since when Atif has allegedly given her instant triple talaq four times. “At times, he would start a conversation on the phone with those words. We tried to pacify him, but then he would demand a Hyundai Creta SUV. Finally, on March 11, Atif arrived at our place with Siraj and Shana and gave Nazmi talaq in front of us,” he said.

Police, who had earlier hoped for an arbitration, have now agreed to lodge an FIR against Atif. Sector 49 SHO Ajay Aggarwal said when they had contacted Atif, he had told them that he wanted Nazmi back, which Jeevan refuted, saying Atif had failed to turn up for a reconcilliation meeting called by the cops. “We’ve received a complaint and an FIR will be lodged shortly,” Aggarwal said.