Kerala’s first triple talaq arrest: Law misused to take revenge against husband after divorce?

coastaldigest.com web desk
August 17, 2019

Newsroom, Aug 17: In what appears to be a case of misuse of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's so called Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, popularly known as triple talaq bill, the police in Kerala have arrested a youth who had divorced after a prolonged marital dispute.

It is said to be the first case being initiated in Kerala on charge of instant triple talaq after the centre recently brought in a legislation to criminalise the practice which is sporadically found in the Muslim community.

E.K. Usam, 34, was arrested by the sleuths of jurisdictional Mukkom Police station in Kozhikode district on Friday.

"He was arrested following a warrant issued by a court in Thamarassery. Usam’s wife has accused him of divorcing her by pronouncing 'talaq' thrice on August 1," the police officer said, requesting anonymity.

It is learnt that the woman had initially approached the local police to lodge a complaint against husband. However, the cops refused to initiate action after realising that it was not an instant divorce as the couple had decided to part ways a few years ago.

Subsequently, she approached a local court which issued arrest warrant. The woman also alleged that Usam was planning to marry another woman and go abroad.

The accused was produced before the local court at Thamarasserry and he obtained bail from the court.

Usam has now been charged under Sections 3 (any pronouncement of talaq by a Muslim husband upon his wife, by words, either spoken or written or in electronic form or in any other manner whatsoever, shall be void and illegal ) and 4 (any Muslim husband who pronounces talaq referred to in Section 3 upon his wife shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine) of the Act.

Advocate P C Najeeb, who represented the accused, said that triple talaq law was misused by the complainant against her husband.

“They got married in May 2011. But serious differences were there and the woman even filed a domestic violence petition against her husband in 2014. The couple had decided to part ways long ago. Now the woman is trying to take revenge against the Usam by misusing the law,” he said.

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July 8,2020

Mangaluru, July 8: Dakshina Kannada on Wednesday recorded its highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases with 183 cases reported in the district, while Udupi reported 31 new cases.

DK also recorded two more fatalities – both patients with co-morbid conditions — taking the total death toll in the district to 28. Udupi has recorded three Covid-19 deaths.

The fresh spike saw total positive cases in DK shoot up to 1,542 and active cases to 819. As many as 12 patients were discharged from hospital on Wednesday. The positivity rate in the district now stands at 0.07 %. Health authorities as on date have received 22,181 samples and 20,153 out of 21,695 samples tested have turned out negative.

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Deputy commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh said the district reported two deaths — one late on Tuesday and the other during the day. The victims are a 57-year-old man and 32-year-old youth. Two of the 183 cases were secondary contacts, 25 were cases of influenza like illness, four cases of SARI, one a case of inter district travel, two with interstate travel, five with international travel history, 22 random samples and five pre-surgery samples.

Udupi district recorded 31 new cases taking the total positive cases recorded as on date to 1,421. Discharge of 1,189 patients meant that Udupi has 229 active cases.

Meanwhile, Kota Shrinivas Poojari, minister for fisheries on Wednesday inaugurated the Covid-19 lab at district hospital in Udupi. Karkala MLA Sunil Kumar inaugurated ambulance monitoring system to ensure expeditious transfer of infected patients to designated treatment centres.

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July 25,2020

Hubballi,  Jul 25: South Western Railway (SWR) inducted seven lady sub-inspectors (SI) in the Railway Protection Force (RPF), in a first, on Friday. Three more women SI undergoing training in Lucknow are expected to join SWR soon.

According to the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of SWR, the inducted sub-inspectors are part of 164 women SI cadets who passed out of the RPF training centre in Moula Ali, Hyderabad, after a rigorous training of nine months. They will take care of the security of railway passengers, Railway property, and Railway premises, after resuming their duties.

They will also be responsible for giving special care to the vulnerable sections of society, women, and children while discharging their duties, the CPRO said.

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This move is considered a step forward into women empowerment in Railways.

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