India, Jan. 23 -- A woman from Uttar Pradesh has alleged sexual violence, coercion and child abuse in a case that began as a complaint under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, throwing light on the legal grey areas surrounding women's rights after instant triple talaq in India.

The case, which surfaced in Amroha district, has renewed scrutiny of the controversial practice of halala.

According to a First Information Report (FIR) registered on December 9, 2025, the woman alleged that after being divorced through instant triple talaq, she was pressured by her husband, her brother-in-law and local clerics to undergo halala in order to return to her marital home.

Police have invoked Sections 3 and 4 of the Muslim...