It is alleged that Shabnam's brother-in-law was behind the attack (Representational image | Getty Images)

Triple talaq victim and the woman who took the fight against halala to the Supreme Court, Shabnam Rani has been attacked with acid in UP's Bulandshahr. It is being alleged that the Shabnam's brother-in-law and his friend were the ones who attacked her with acid.

Shabnam lives in Delhi and was married off to Bulandshahr. She accused her husband of giving her triple talaq and also forcing her to perform halala with her brother-in-law.

When Shabnam was visiting her in-laws in Bulandshahr, two men threw acid on her. She was rushed to the local hospital and her condition is said to be stable.

Under nikah halala, a man cannot remarry his former wife unless she marries another man, consummates the marriage, gets a divorce and observes a period of separation period called 'iddat'.

The Supreme Court, in March this year, had issued a notice to the Centre on the issue of nikah halala and polygamy.

Last year, the Supreme Court had declared instant triple talaq unconstitutional and a bill to make it a penal offence was moved in the Parliament later.