Indian cricket star Shami has to pay month-to-month upkeep to his estranged spouse

Mohammed Shami and Hasin Jahan. file photo

A court in Kolkata on Monday ordered Indian pacesetter Mohammed Shami to pay his estranged wife Hasin Jahan a monthly alimony of Rs 130,000.

Of the 130,000 rupees, 50,000 rupees are the personal maintenance payments for Hasin Jahan and the remaining 80,000 rupees are the maintenance costs of her daughter who is staying with her.

In 2018, Hasin Jahan filed a lawsuit in court demanding a monthly alimony payment from Hasan of Rs 1 million, of which Rs 7,00,000 is her personal alimony and the remaining Rs 3,00,000 for her daughter’s maintenance expenses are.

Her solicitor Mriganka Mistry told the court that according to the Indian pacemaker’s income tax returns for FY2020-1 his annual income for that tax year was over Rs70million and on that basis the demand for a monthly maintenance payment of Rs1m was not unjustified.

However, Selim Rahman, Shami’s lawyer, claimed that the demand for this large amount of alimony was unjustified as Hasin Jahan himself has a steady source of income from working as a professional model.

Finally, after hearing both sides, the lower court on Monday set the monthly maintenance amount at 130,000 rupees. Hasin Jahan expressed her gratitude for the court’s order but claimed she would have been relieved if the monthly alimony had been higher. There was no response from the Indian pacemaker to that count until the report was filed.

In September last year, following the Indian team’s win over Pakistan at the Asian Cup, Hasin Jahan shared on social media a photo of Hardik Pandya leading India to victory with a six, where he made a disguised attack on Shami, who was it was not in the Indian squad.

“Congratulations. A memorable victory. Thank you to our Tigers for helping the country win. This had to happen; the country’s reputation and honor are protected by honest patriots rather than criminals and womanizers,” her post read at the time. The post sparked widespread outrage among fans, with many criticizing Hasin Jahan for her veiled attack on Shami.

Indo-Asian Intelligence Service