Online money loss; Odisha Woman Gets Triple Talaq
The Odisha Police booked a 45-year-old man for allegedly doing ‘triple talaq’ to his wife after she confessed to losing ₹ 1.5 lakhs to cyber criminals, an official said on Saturday. The practice of ‘Triple talaq’ is illegal in India since 2017.
A 32-year-old woman of Kendrapara district lodged a complaint with the police alleging that her husband, who is currently in Gujarat, on April 1 uttered ‘talaq’ three times after knowing from her over the phone that she lost ₹ 1.5 lakhs to cyber frauds, thus divorcing her illegally.
The woman is married for the last 15 years and mother of three teenage children. A case was registered against the accused under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, said Kendrapara Sadar police station Inspector Saroj Kumar Sahoo.
As the complainant stated that she was also subjected to dowry-related torture, cases under various sections of the IPC and Dowry Prevention Act have also been registered, Sahoo said. The details of how the woman lost the money to cyber criminals are not yet clear till now.
