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Uttar Pradesh: Woman gets triple talaq over burnt chappati 

Uttar Pradesh: Woman gets triple talaq over burnt chappati 

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The Triple Talaq Bill was cleared in the Parliament in December 2017

In a bizarre incident, a woman in Uttar Pradesh reported getting triple talaq over a burn chappati. The 24-year-old woman lodged a complaint with the local police on Sunday stating that her husband exclaimed 'talaq' thrice and asked her to leave the house as the chappati she had prepared got burnt.

The woman also alleged that three days before divorcing her, the husband inflicted burn injuries on her using cigarettes. The woman got married a year ago.

The incident took place in Pahretha village of Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh. The police will register a case of domestic violence against the husband.

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The Triple Talaq Bill was cleared in the Parliament in December 2017.

Under the proposed law, instant divorce will be a non-bailable offence with a punishment of three years jail for guilty husbands.

The proposed law would only be applicable to instant triple talaq or 'talaq-e-biddat' and it would give power to the victim to approach a magistrate seeking "subsistence allowance" for herself and minor children.

The practice of triple talaq allows Muslim men to divorce their wives instantly by saying 'talaq' three consecutive times, either directly, via social media or even through a text message.

(With inputs from PTI)