Bengaluru, December 29: A woman in Bengaluru has accused her husband of giving her triple talaq through a message. According to a tweet by ANI, the woman said that her husband left her at her parent's place and went back to the United States of America (USA) and divorced her through a message. "He left me at my parents’ place, went back to the US, divorced me through a message. Can’t reach my kids", the woman was quoted by ANI.

The woman further added saying that she has met the Joint Secretary of the External Affairs Ministry and said that the Ministry is aware of her case. The woman has also requested EAM Sushma Swaraj to help her in her time of need.  Muzaffarnagar: Woman Given Triple Talaq On Video Call, Sexually Assaulted And Forced to Undergo Nikah Halala by Husband. 

In another similar incident from Uttar Pradesh, a case was registered against a man for allegedly giving triple talaq to his wife over the phone over the dowry issue. Reports informed that the man, identified as Chandbabu, lived in Saudi Arabia and pronounced triple talaq (divorce) thrice to his 20-year-old wife Noori over phone when her family members did not fulfil his dowry demand. The family alleged that the accused was demanding Rs 50,000 and a motorcycle as dowry. Triple Talaq Bill Passed in Lok Sabha With Brute Majority.

In a similar incident in November this year, the wife of an Aligarh Muslim University professor in Uttar Pradesh had accused her husband of seeking to divorce her through messaging app-WhatsApp. According to details by Police, the woman had approached the police alleging her husband was "torturing" her and had locked their house to prevent her from entering it.

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