Overview

• On May 26, the businessman and his girlfriend allegedly attacked his wife at their Vasant Kunj home, prompting both to be taken to Safdarjung Hospital for medical examination
• The wife says she confronted her husband about his extramarital affair on May 18, after which he reportedly divorced her by uttering “talaq talaq talaq” with his girlfriend as witness
• Married in 2014, the couple has two young children, and the wife had previously sought help from Delhi’s Women’s Cell over his return visits to collect belongings
• The Vasant Kunj South Police Station registered an FIR under sections 115(2) for causing hurt and 351(3) for criminal intimidation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita plus Section 4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019
• Investigators have begun interviewing neighbours and reviewing recorded footage as the probe into allegations of violence and illegal divorce practices continues