Highlights
- 4,433 cases registered in 38 months, 594 cases found wrong
- 339 in Lucknow zone, 407 in Agra zone
- UP Police has filed charge sheet in court in 2,673 cases
About 116 cases of triple talaq are being registered in UP every month. After the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance came into force on September 19, 2018, the first case under it was registered in the Kotwali countryside of Bijnor in UP. During 38 months, 4,433 cases have been registered in UP.
78% cases in Meerut and Bareilly zones
The surprising thing is that about 78% of these triple talaq cases have been registered in Meerut and Bareilly zones of West UP alone. The second ordinance came on 21 February 2019 after the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance came into force on 19 September 2018. This act was passed on 31 August 2019. In Meerut zone, maximum 1,566 cases were registered in UP regarding triple talaq.
After this, 1,356 cases were registered in Bareilly zone at number two. Rest of the 339 cases were registered in Lucknow zone, 407 in Agra zone, 84 in Kanpur zone, 132 in Prayagraj zone, 210 in Gorakhpur zone and 132 in Varanasi zone while the lowest four cases were registered in Noida Commissionerate. While 108 cases were registered in Kanpur Commissionerate, 78 in Lucknow Commissionerate and 17 in Varanasi Commissionerate.
23% got the nomination wrong
In the 4,433 cases registered in UP, 21,002 people were named while the names of 57 came up during the investigation. Out of the registered cases, 594 cases were found to be false and final reports were filed in them. The names of 4,742 accused named in these cases were found to be wrong in the investigation. Maximum 2,290 nominations have been found wrong in Meerut zone. 21 nominations have been found wrong in Lucknow commissionerate, 123 in Kanpur commissionerate, five in Noida and 31 in Varanasi commissionerate.
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Charge sheet filed in 60% of cases
The UP Police has filed chargesheets in 2,673 cases out of 4,433, while 1,176 cases are still under investigation. So far, 3,252 people have been arrested and sent to jail in cases related to triple talaq, while 854 accused have appeared in court. Still 4,587 accused are yet to be arrested while the police has sent notices to 7,624 accused. At present 787 accused are in jail while 10,285 accused are out on bail while 2,348 accused are absconding.
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