The unilateral Islamic practice of Triple Talaq again raised its ugly head in the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh when a woman constable was allegedly raped by her own father-in-law, who also happens to be a police officer, and her husband divorced her by pronouncing triple talaq after the incident.
As per reports, the lady constable was alone when her father-in-law Nazeer Ahmad, who is part of the reserve police force Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), allegedly raped her on Wednesday (June 23) night, reports India Today.
The rape victim, who works at a local police station in Meerut, also said that her father-in-law threatened to kill her if she revealed the matter to anyone. However, when she told her husband Abid, who is also a police officer, he divorced her using the banned triple talaq system, rather than assisting and supporting her.
Superintendent of Police (City) Vineet Bhatnagar said the police have filed a case against the main accused Nazeer, who is posted in Ghaziabad, and his son Abid, who works at the Police Lines in Meerut, at the Kotwali Police Station.
The victim has also mentioned in her complaint that she was regularly harassed and beaten by her in-laws for dowry for the last three years.
(with inputs from IndiaToday)
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