The Surat police registered a First Information Report (FIR) on 7th September against a non-resident Indian (NRI) named Faisal Patel for giving instant triple talaq to his wife via video. On 3rd September, his wife filed a complaint at the Lalgate police station and she accused Faisal of giving triple talaq electronically from London in the April month.
The victim observed a three-month ‘iddat period’ and then approached the police for further action. According to her, Faisal has a wife and children in London and he used to travel frequently there for work. She accused him of being in touch with other women as well. According to the media reports, Faisal married the victim in February 2020 but started harassing her physically and mentally within 5 months of their wedding. He also stopped giving her money.
The accused would also thrash his wife on a regular basis. Faisal Patel hails from Navsari in Gujarat but is presently in London. He has been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt to a person), 498A ( cruelty against a married woman by her husband or his relatives) and 504 (punishment for intentionally insulting or provoking someone).
Faisal was also charged under relevant sections of Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019. The victim was married to another man between 2006 and 2018 and has children from her previous marriage.
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