Triple talaq for not bringing buffalo in dowry

LUCKNOW: Even as triple talaq is banned in the country, cases continue to pour in. Latest is from Moradabad where a Muslim man pronounced triple talaq on his wife for not bringing a buffalo in dowry. The victim Shama, a resident of Rahmatnagar locality in UP’s Moradabad district, lodged an FIR on Thursday at the SSP Office against her husband Mushahid Husain, in-laws and other relatives, alleging she was beaten and thrown out of the house, along with her child, af ter her husband pronounced triple talaq on Januar y 9. SSP Prabhakar Chowdhary has directed the Women Police Station to lodge a case under the Muslim Women (Protection Rights on Marriage) Act, IPC and Dowry Act to initiate action against the accused named in the FIR. According to the FIR, Shama was married in 2014 with Mushahid Husain in Bhartal village under Nakhasa police station in Sambhal district. Shama alleged from day one of their marriage, her husband and in-laws had been harassing her for bringing inadequate dowry. They were demanding a buffalo. – SRAWAN SHUKLA

Kamal discharged following surgery

CHENNAI: Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan was discharged from a hospital here on Friday af ter a surger y and he would resume his campaign for the TN Assembly election following a few weeks rest, the party said. Haasan, who completed the first leg of his campaign days ago, was admitted to Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre here for a follow-up surger y in connection with a mild infection of his right leg bone.