Atiya Sabri with her daughters
MEERUT: In yet another victory for Atiya Sabri, one of the six petitioners in the Supreme Court against instant triple talaq, a family court in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur has directed her estranged husband to give her a monthly maintenance of Rs 21,000 so that she can raise her two daughters. The trial lasted over five years; in between Atiya had also petitioned the Supreme Court which outlawed the 1,400-year-old practice in August 2017, already banned in at least 22 countries, including Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Besides the alimony, Atiya will also get an arrear of Rs 13.4 lakh as the case had been filed more than five years ago.
Hemant Goyal (right) along with his lawyer Ram Kumar at the office of Meerut inspector general Praveen Kumar
MEERUT: Allegedly assaulted by his second wife and step son, a 57-year-old man was turned away from a police station in Meerut city by its in-charge with an advice to chant Gayatri mantra 108 times and to go on a pilgrimage to Haridwar.
Inspector general (IG) of Meerut zone, Praveen Kumar, has ordered a probe after the complainant, Hemant Goyal, approached him.
The station house officer (SHO) of Meerut’s Nauchandi police station, Prem Chand Sharma, is known for his unique style of functioning. He “purifies” complainants with the sprinkle of holy Ganga water and chants “sanitization mantra” in Sanskrit.
Azeem, a class V dropout who works at a cosmetics store, believed it was his height that held him back in his quest
MUZAFFARNAGAR: For five years, Azeem Mansuri has been looking for a partner. And for five years, he has met disappointment. But now, the quest of the 30-inch tall man from UP’s Kairana could finally be over he has got not one but two proposals.
Azeem, a class V dropout who works at a cosmetics store, believed it was his height that held him back in his quest. TOI had in May 2019 reported that he had met former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav with his urgent request seeking help to find a partner for life. On March 12 this year, TOIreported he had gone to the police with his request. Cops had then told him they would see what they could do to help.
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BIJNOR: This thief was overjoyed when he and his accomplice laid their hands on a large amount of money when they had least expected it, so much so that he suffered a heart attack. His joy turned into tragedy, and soon he had to cough up a large chunk of the stolen money on his treatment.
The matter came to light when one of the two thieves was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the theft committed last month in Bijnor’s Kotwali Dehat area told police during interrogation.
Bijnor superintendent of police Dharm Veer Singh said two thieves broke into a public service centre owned by one Nawab Haider on the intervening night of February 16 and 17. Following a complaint lodged by Haider that over Rs 7 lakh was stolen from the centre, police had registered a case against unidentified accused and launched a probe.