Man 'divorces' wife after she refuses to give beedis

Dhakalpur - The man uttered 'talaq' and kicked her out of the house.

A man allegedly divorced his wife by uttering 'talaq' three times after she refused to give him a packet of beedis (small hand-rolled cigarettes) in Dhakalpur district, police said on Sunday.
The woman in her complaint alleged that Shahid divorced her on December 23 when she did not give him the packet of beedis and beat her up.
When Shahid asked his children about the packet they told him that their mother had kept it and when she denied keeping it, he uttered 'talaq' and kicked her out of the house.
After the incident, the woman has filed a complaint with the district women police.

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