The woman who was divorced by triple talaq has three children. | Photo Credit: BCCL

Dehradun: In another tragic incident having roots in triple talaq, a Uttarakhand woman was allegedly raped by her neighbour after the man showed her a fake letter that stated that her husband living in Saudi Arabia has given her triple talaq. The incident is being reported from Jaspur town of Uttarakhand’s Udham Singh Nagar district.

The woman’s ordeal didn’t end there. When her husband returned from Saudi Arabia she got to know that the letter was fake. However, when she told her husband that she was sexually assaulted by her neighbour, he refused to accept her as his wife. In fact, he divorced her by pronouncing triple talaq.

According to Hindustan Times, the accused is identified as Danish. The Jaspur police refused to file the complaint when the victim approached them for help. A police complaint was registered only after victim pleaded a local court for aid five days ago.

Sub-inspector Sushil Kumar, station in charge of Jaspur police station said that as the matter was serious so the police were verifying the claims of the woman. After court orders, a case was registered against the accused. The statement of the victim was also recorded by investigating agencies.

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The woman who was divorced by triple talaq has three children. She was married for more than 9 years to her husband. She used to work as a daily wage earner. Her husband for a better future and steady earnings decided to work in Saudi Arabia.

Danish, the accused was already known to the woman. One day he approached her with a hand-written letter. He claimed that the letter was sent by her husband all the way from Saudi Arabia. As she was illiterate she was unable to read the letter.

After that Danish promised to marry her but instead raped her multiple times in the last one year. When her husband came back she got to know that the letter produced by Danish was fake. When she told her ordeal to her husband, instead of understanding her he refused to accept her.



