Patna: A man in Bihar killed his elder brother for trying to stop him from divorcing his second wife within four months of marriage.

The incident, which took place at Mawaiya village in Katihar district, more than 300km from Patna, comes amid the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) assuring the Supreme Court that it would issue an advisory to all the qazis to tell grooms not to annul their marriages with instant divorce.

The AIMPLB has also filed an affidavit in the apex court saying pronouncing ‘triple talaq’ in one go is an undesirable practice in Shariat.

As per reports, Mohammad Saddam, a marginal farmer, who already had four children from his first wife found it hard to take care of his second wife, Izfala Khatoon, with his meagre monthly income and decided to divorce to her. His elder brother was strongly opposed to this.

Reports said the quarrels in the family over the issue of talaq had become a daily routine. On Sunday, Saddam was engaged in bitter quarrel with his second wife and threatened to give her talaq, which his elder brother Mohamamd Anwarul opposed.

In a fit of rage, Saddam picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed Anwarul multiple times, leaving him grievously wounded. He was rushed to a local hospital. As his condition deteriorated, he was referred to another hospital. An Monday, he succumbed to wounds midway.

“The accused wanted to get rid of his second wife but my husband was totally against it and opposed it tooth and nail. In a fit of rage, he stabbed him to death,” victim’s wife Zarful, 30, told police. She said her husband was even against Saddam’s second marriage.

The police have arrested the accused Saddam and his first wife Sanwari Khatoon.

“We have arrested them and further investigation is on,” a local police official Anuj Kumar told the media.

The incident comes amid raging debate in the society over the continuance of controversial Islamic custom of ‘triple talaq’ in India. A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, hearing a bunch of petitions seeking an end to the controversial practice, has already reserved order in the case. The court concluded its hearing last week in the case in a record six days.