A triple talaq petitioner Ishrat Jahan wrote a letter to Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee. The letter requested for police protection as the woman has been receiving threats from her in laws ever since triple talaq was declared invalid.
On behalf of Ishrat Jahan her lawyer, Nazia Elahi Khan wrote the letter on Friday and sent it to the CM’s office.
The letter was copied and sent to Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi.
The lawyer was immediately contacted and she reported, “Ishrat has been receiving a lot of threat calls and the local Golabari police station is not taking any action. People pass nasty comments against her. She is facing a social boycott. The government must provide her security.”
The letter stated, “Ishrat Jahan is receiving lots of threat calls, she is being teased and as per her previous complaint, the thana is not taking any action. The local police station, Golabari, is not in a mood to provide her safety and security. So, I request you to arrange police protection for the safety and security of Ishrat Jahan. She is completely in danger and you must intervene in this matter as the petitioner of triple talaq case is living a life of a victim.”
The letter also contained a hand written note in Hindi from Jahan that translated to, “I was very happy after Supreme Court declared triple talaq as unconstitutional. But now, I am scared. I was twice molested by my husband’s elder brother when I registered a case against him but no action was taken, hence, I don’t trust the police anymore. I hope that you being Chief Minister of Bengal, would provide me security. I don’t want any financial help from the government but I have never received any help from Bengal Police in my fight for Muslim women. If anything happens to me or my children, only the police will be responsible. I hope you being a woman would understand my pain.”
Howrah Commissioner of Police, D.P. Singh addressed the matter and said, “As far as her general security is concerned, that is definitely our responsibility. But for special security of an individual, a legal procedure and court’s order are followed. It is a matter of legal framework.”
