Alappauzha: Ten days after the marriage of a 21-year-old Kerala college student’s groom left for Dubai and three weeks later texted her a ‘triple talaq’ over WhatsApp.
A member from the state women’s commission adalat J Prameela Devi said, “He said she was like an apple and he had already tasted it. So he did not want her anymore.”
The bride’s mother paid a dowry of Rs 10 lakhs and also gave him 80 sovereigns of gold. The unpredicted talaq was revealed to the woman who was enrolled in a dental studies college. She and her sister left college and school, respectively. The girl returned home from her in-laws resident when they ignored the talaq.
On Monday the woman gathered her courage and lodged a complaint at the women’s commission’s adalat in Pala, Kottayam.
“I don’t think a normal youth can act in this manner. The commission should provide protection and legal aid to the girl and her mother,” said B Sugathakumari, an activist-poet and former chairperson of the state women’s commission. She said strict action must be taken against the man.
Meanwhile, the talaq over WhatsApp has divided Islamic scholars. The talaq is valid said a member of Samastha Kerala Jam-Iyyathul Ulama, on Tuesday “The divorce, however, will be granted only after holding discussions with both the man and wife and their family members. If the husband sticks to his stand, divorce will be sanctioned,” said Sayyed Attakoya Thangal, the district president of the Ulama.
