Woman beaten to death by in-laws for ‘triple talaq’
   Date :20-Aug-2019

 
SHRAVASTI:
 
A 22-YEAR-OLD woman was allegedly beaten to death and the body set on fire by her husband and in-laws here, police said on Monday, claiming it was a case of dowry death but her family insisted she was killed because she had refused to accept triple talaq given to her on phone. According to Superintendent of Police Ashish Srivastava, the incident was reported on Friday from Gadra village near the India-Nepal border. He said a case of dowry death has been registered against eight persons on the basis of the complaint of the victim Saeeda’s family and her husband and father-in law have been arrested. “So far no talaq angle has emerged. If it emerges, action will be taken accordingly.”
 
Saeeda and Nafees, both residents of the same village, married about six years ago. Nafees works in Mumbai and they have two children. Saeeda’s father Ramzan told reporters on Saturday that his daughter was often beaten up by her husband and in-laws.
 
On August 6, Nafees divorced Saeeda on phone, he said. The practice of triple talaq has been criminalised by a law passed by Parliament last month. The father said Nafees had returned home for Eid-al-Azha and they had approached police for a compromise. This Friday, both sides reached an agreement and Nafees took Saeeda home. He and his family members then killed Saeeda and burnt her body, Ramzan said.