The Malwani police have booked a 23-year-old man, Afnaan Patel, for allegedly sending his wife a triple talaq message on WhatsApp. According to the police, the 21-year-old woman married Afnaan on December 27, 2023. As per her statement to the cops, Afnaan would ignore her, preferring to pass the time chatting on his mobile phone. In January, when she checked his phone, she found he had been chatting with another woman. “When confronted, Afnaan admitted to having an affair and expressed his desire to leave the woman, often threatening to divorce her,” the statement read.

In the month of Ramzan, while the woman was at her parents’ house, Afnaan sent her a WhatsApp message with the words “talaq talaq talaq”. Again, on May 16, he said “talaq” more than 10 times in front of his parents. The woman’s father stated, “I had married my daughter to my sister’s only son. He has ruined my life. He should also realise what the punishment is for ruining someone’s life. It was my daughter who filed the complaint with the police.”