<p>About two and a half years back she took a vow to bring to book the three clerics who had made her life hell, conspiring with her husband and his family to get her divorced through a fake talaqnama.<br /><br /></p>.<p>She waged a lonely battle to fulfil her vow. <br /><br />And she finally tasted success when a local court directed police to register a case against the three clerics and investigate the charges against them.<br /><br />Nishat Fatima, who had been married in 2004 and had a four-year-old daughter, when she suddenly came to know in 2009 that she had been divorced. Her husband claimed he had a valid talaqnama (divorce papers) prepared by the clerics in accordance with their religion. Her husband remarried soon after the ‘divorce’.<br /><br />Her sister and a relative, who were married into the same family, were also divorced in the same manner. The same clerics had prepared the talaqnama for both, Fatima said.<br /><br />The three victims had created a ruckus at the local madarsa, the Islamic seminary with which the clerics were associated.<br /><br />“We came to know that these clerics used to prepare talaqnamas for money,” she alleged.<br /><br />While her sister and her other relative resigned to their fate and decided not to pursue the matter further, Fatima had other ideas.<br /><br />“I had decided not allow the clerics to get away with it. I thought they will continue to make life hell for many women,” she said.<br /><br />Fatima approached police to register a case against the clerics. But she did not succeed. She finally moved court.<br /><br />The court, a few days ago, ordered police to register a case against the clerics and start an investigation. <br /><br />“It took me more than two and a half years. But I have succeeded in my efforts,” she said.<br /><br />“I received threats from several quarters. But I was determined to pursue the matter,” she said, hoping that the offenders will be punished.<br /></p>
<p>About two and a half years back she took a vow to bring to book the three clerics who had made her life hell, conspiring with her husband and his family to get her divorced through a fake talaqnama.<br /><br /></p>.<p>She waged a lonely battle to fulfil her vow. <br /><br />And she finally tasted success when a local court directed police to register a case against the three clerics and investigate the charges against them.<br /><br />Nishat Fatima, who had been married in 2004 and had a four-year-old daughter, when she suddenly came to know in 2009 that she had been divorced. Her husband claimed he had a valid talaqnama (divorce papers) prepared by the clerics in accordance with their religion. Her husband remarried soon after the ‘divorce’.<br /><br />Her sister and a relative, who were married into the same family, were also divorced in the same manner. The same clerics had prepared the talaqnama for both, Fatima said.<br /><br />The three victims had created a ruckus at the local madarsa, the Islamic seminary with which the clerics were associated.<br /><br />“We came to know that these clerics used to prepare talaqnamas for money,” she alleged.<br /><br />While her sister and her other relative resigned to their fate and decided not to pursue the matter further, Fatima had other ideas.<br /><br />“I had decided not allow the clerics to get away with it. I thought they will continue to make life hell for many women,” she said.<br /><br />Fatima approached police to register a case against the clerics. But she did not succeed. She finally moved court.<br /><br />The court, a few days ago, ordered police to register a case against the clerics and start an investigation. <br /><br />“It took me more than two and a half years. But I have succeeded in my efforts,” she said.<br /><br />“I received threats from several quarters. But I was determined to pursue the matter,” she said, hoping that the offenders will be punished.<br /></p>