UP man booked for pronouncing triple talaq on wife

A person has been booked here on various charges after he allegedly pronounced triple talaq on his wife, police said on Sunday.

Police said that the incident was reported from Rupaidiah Police Station area of the district.

Additional Superintendent of Police Ravindra Kumar Singh said, "Afsana had married Mohammad Aarif in 2015. She alleged that her husband and in-laws were exerting pressure on her to arrange Rs 50,000 as dowry to purchase a motorcycle."