Triple talaq: Muslim women coming out in large numbers to lodge complaints in UP

Over 200 cases have been filed in Uttar Pradesh by Muslim women since the enactment of a law that makes the practice of instant triple talaq a punishable offence.

Of the 216 FIRs, 26 have been registered in Meerut followed by Saharanpur and Shamli where 17 and 10 cases have been lodged respectively, a senior police official told PTI on Tuesday.

These three places in western Uttar Pradesh have a sizeable Muslim population.

“In UP, women given triple talaq are coming out in large numbers to register FIRs against their husbands. Within three weeks (till August 21) of implementation of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, as many as 216 FIRs have been filed in the state so far,” he said.