Mumbai, Dec 3 (NationPress) A man has reportedly issued a triple talaq to his wife over the absence of a motorcycle in her dowry in the Bhiwandi region of Maharashtra.

According to the Thane Police, the woman filed a complaint against her husband and in-laws, accusing them of dowry harassment and declaring triple talaq, which is a punishable act under Indian law.

The FIR states that following their marriage, the woman accompanied her husband to his ancestral village in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Upon their arrival, her husband and in-laws dismissed the dowry as inadequate. Although they received a refrigerator, washing machine, furniture, and a gold ring, they allegedly insisted on a motorcycle as part of the dowry.

The complainant noted that she started experiencing mental and physical abuse just three days after the wedding due to this unfulfilled dowry demand.

She claimed that her husband and his family continuously pressured, insulted, and abused her.

On October 21, she was reportedly expelled from their home after her husband pronounced triple talaq.

Feeling shocked and distressed, she returned to Bhiwandi and approached the Bhoiwada Police Station, where she officially filed her complaint on November 29. In her report, she identified her husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and two other relatives as defendants.

Based on her testimony, police registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for dowry harassment, assault, and under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, which criminalizes triple talaq.

Authorities confirmed that the investigation is ongoing, and further actions will be taken once adequate evidence is collected.

The victim stated that the mistreatment left her mentally traumatized, and the abrupt end of her marriage via triple talaq—despite its illegality—caused her significant emotional distress. She is currently residing with her family in Bhiwandi.

This incident follows a similar case reported recently in the Govandi area of Mumbai.

On November 5, a 25-year-old woman was allegedly subjected to triple talaq by her husband in anger after she revealed ongoing mental and physical abuse to her parents.

The Shivajinagar Police charged her husband, Mohammad Fayyaz Siddiqui, along with his mother Parveen, father Abdul Aleem, and sister-in-law Zainab.

According to the complaint, the woman, Mominakhatun, married Siddiqui on November 22, 2023, in Mehndawal village, Sant Kabir Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The marriage was conducted with mutual consent and in accordance with Islamic customs.

Her family reportedly provided household items, a unicorn bike, and 20 grams of gold as gifts. After the wedding, she moved to her husband’s residence in Bainganwadi, Govandi, where she lived with multiple family members.

The initial months of the marriage were harmonious, but tensions rose in April 2024 during Ramzan when her parents invited her home. Her in-laws allegedly forbade her from visiting them and threatened that she would never return if she did, resulting in increased mental harassment.