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After Bengaluru woman posts video alleging domestic violence, husband detained in UAE

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The Indian Consulate in UAE has assured help to Jasmine Sultana.
After a Bengaluru woman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) took to Twitter to reveal the abuse against her at the hands of her husband, the police in Sharjah detained the man on Wednesday. 
In the 10-second video on Twitter, 33-year-old Jasmine Sultana can be heard urging her parents to take her back to India, even as she spoke with blood trickling from her swollen eye. In the tweet, she identified her husband as Mohammed Khizar Ulla. “I have (been) assaulted badly by (my) husband. I want help,” she wrote. She has two boys, aged 5 and 17 months. 

Required urgent help …..my name Jasmine sultana I live in UAE Sharjah my husband name is Mohammed khizar ulla ….I have assaulted badly by husband I want help ….. pic.twitter.com/ugp2E6tqm3
— Jasmine Sultana (@JasmineSultan18) November 12, 2019
The video till now has got more than 90,000 retweets.
Speaking to Khaleej Times (KT), Jasmine said she wanted to thank Twitter and all those who showed support for her on the platform. She also said that she is relieved that her husband is in police custody. She said over the years, she was in an abusive marriage and was subjected to humiliation and violence. 
“He assaulted me violently on Sunday night. He punched more on my eyes, twisted my hands, and hit me on my ribs, my neck and my head. I thought I would die,” she told the newspaper and said she posted the video as she could not endure the abuse any further.
She said she managed to post the video as soon as she could get hold of her phone, as her husband had disconnected the landline as well. He had held her captive so that she could not seek help. He took her to the hospital only when her five-year-old son would not stop crying on seeing his mother getting beaten. 
Taking to Twitter, Sharjah police confirmed the arrest by the competent authorities but urged the public not to share the video further as it has negative repercussions among the community.
As reported by KT, Jasmeen had married Khizar Ulla in 2013, when she was working as an HR professional in Bengaluru. This was her second marriage. She said that her husband started abusing her from day one but she endured it. She also said that he would call her as a “used woman” and steal all her jewellery, claiming her family did not give him enough dowry. 
The Indian Consulate in UAE, which is also apprised of the situation, assured help to her. The woman continues to be in UAE as her husband has kept her passport. 
“We et Jasmine and are in regular touch with her. We have called her husband to the consulate tomorrow, and understand that local authorities are already questioning him. We will provide all possible help to Jasmine,” the Indian Consulate said on Twitter.

We met Ms. Jasmine today and are in regular touch with her. We have called her husband to the Consulate tomorrow and understand that local authorities are already questioning him. We will provide all possible help to Ms. Jasmine.
— India in Dubai (@cgidubai) November 13, 2019

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Source: TheNewsMinute.com