NEW DELHI: Mohammed Shami’s estranged wife Hasin Jahan has once again levelled serious allegations against the Indian cricketer, claiming he has refused to provide basic financial support for her and their daughter, and has tried to ruin her life. Jahan, who married Shami in 2014, shared her personal ordeal, stating she was forced to give up her career after marriage and is now left without any source of income.“I used to model and act before I got married. Shami forced me to quit my profession. He wanted me to live only a housewife’s life. I loved Shami so much that I happily accepted it,” Jahan said.
The couple’s bitter legal battle has been ongoing for years and frequently played out in public. According to Jahan, her current financial dependence on Shami compelled her to seek legal recourse.“Now I have no earnings of my own. Shami has to bear all the responsibility for our maintenance. That is why we had to approach the court when he denied this. Thank God there is a law in our country which orders people to bear their responsibilities,” she said.She further questioned Shami’s character, accusing him of endangering the future of their daughter.
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“If you are entering a relationship with someone, it is not written on their face that they have a poor character, are a criminal, or will play with your and your daughter’s future. I too became a victim like this,” she added.“God has forgiven the biggest criminals. He cannot see the protection, future, and happiness of his daughter. He should also give up his stubbornness of wanting to ruin Hasin Jahan’s life. He cannot destroy me because I am on the path of justice while he is on the path of injustice.”On Tuesday, the Calcutta High Court directed Shami to pay Rs 4 lakh per month—Rs 1.5 lakh to Jahan and Rs 2.5 lakh to their daughter—as interim maintenance. The court observed this sum was “just, fair and reasonable” to ensure their financial stability during the ongoing legal proceedings.Jahan had earlier moved the High Court against a 2023 sessions court order that had directed Shami to pay Rs 50,000 to her and Rs 80,000 to their daughter. The High Court revised the amount, noting that Shami’s income and financial disclosures indicate he is capable of paying more.“In view of materials placed before me… the quantum of interim monetary relief as fixed by the Court below requires revision,” the court order by Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee stated.“The petitioner’s wife, who has remained unmarried and is living independently with the child, is entitled to a levelled maintenance that she enjoyed during her continuance of marriage and which reasonably secures her future as well as the future of the child,” it further said.Jahan had earlier filed an FIR in 2018 against Shami and his family under multiple charges, including domestic violence, dowry harassment, and allegations of match-fixing, which she later reiterated in court filings. She had initially sought Rs 7 lakh per month for herself and Rs 3 lakh for their daughter as interim monetary relief.
