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US-based brothers divorce wives in India on Whatsapp

One of the brothers even changed his display picture to convey the message.

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Published: Wed 8 Mar 2017, 1:11 PM

Last updated: Wed 8 Mar 2017, 8:41 PM

The divorce of two Indian Muslim women is making headlines all over the world after their husbands divorced them via a messaging app.
The Hyderabad-based were divorced over WhatsApp by their respective husbands, igniting the debate over triple 'talaq' (divorce) in the country. 
The husbands - who are brothers - decided to divorce their wives one after another over the app.
Heena Fatima was divorced by her husband Syed Fayazuddin Hussain a few weeks ago, India Today reported.
They had married in February, 2013.
Hussaini - after four years of marriage - sent the word 'talaq' thrice over WhatsApp, hence completing the divorce process in Islam.
He followed up the message by sending divorce papers from the US.
Later, Mehreen Noor, married to Hussaini's brother Mohammad Abdul Aqeel, was divorced by her husband in the same way.
Mehreen claims that not only did she receive a WhatsApp message from Akheel but he had changed his display picture to a picture showing the word repeated thrice.

Having been divorced without seeking consent, Heena and Mehreen have decided to challenge the divorce and have lodged police complaint in Hyderabad.
"Sharia law lets you divorce me, but who is going to look after our children?," Henna demanded to know.
Mehreen said that she didn't even know her husband's name at the time of their wedding.
"I found out after marriage that my husband's real name is Usman Qureshi."
Commenting on the way they divorced the women, Mehreen said: "They (the two brothers) have made marriage a joke."
The incident has come to light at a time when the matter of triple talaq is being considered by the Supreme Court.
The apex court in India recently asked a constitution bench to examine the validity of triple talaq. The Centre has given its opinion against triple talaq saying that religious practices cannot override the rights of women.



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