Husband who gave triple talaq says he welcomes verdict

ALLAHABAD: He is a non-descript property dealer who lives in a modest rented house in a packed Muslim-dominated neighbourhood in UP’s Allahabad.

But 40-year-old Rizwan Ahmad is also the husband of Shayara Bano, the woman whose petition against instant triple talaq led to the Supreme Court striking down the controversial custom on Tuesday.

Ahmad divorced Bano over a letter in 2015 after several alleged dowry threats. But on Tuesday, he said he respected the SC and welcomed its verdict.

“I welcome the decision. If the Supreme Court has ruled on something, it must be right,” said Ahmad.

Ahmad told HT that he believed that triple talaq was an “an Islamic matter” but said that he would welcome a law made by Parliament on it within six months. “I have personally not yet gone through the court order,” he added.