Man divorces wife, threatens to burn her alive over dowry in UP village

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A man divorced his wife while threatening to burn her alive over dowry in a village in Uttar Pradeshs Kaushambi district, the police said on Saturday...

According to the police, the wife, Saba Baano, alleged that she was subjected to physical abuse and her in-laws demanded a dowry of Rs 5 lakh and other gifts..

However, as the wife was unable to pay the dowry, the husband, Atiq Ahmed, divorced her by giving triple talaq...

He also forced her out of the house and this time, the husband threatened to burn Saba alive with kerosene if she returned without the money, said the police...

Police Superintendent Brijesh Kumar Srivastava said, A woman from UPs Ghosiyana village said that her husband had given her triple talaq publicly and abandoned her..

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