KUALA TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA: A 63-year-old man has filed a case at the Syariah High Court here, saying that his wife has married another man.

Wan Yusof Sulong claimed his wife Siti Fatimah, 47, had married an Indian national without his knowledge and he is seeking to nullify the union.

Judge Sheikh Ahmad Sheikh Ismail yesterday ordered Siti Fatimah to stay separately from her new husband, Muhamad Abdullah @ Mahindar Singh, with whom she tied the knot two months ago at Binjai Bongkok, Marang. He also set June 4 for hearing the case.

Wan Yusof claimed he had married Siti Fatimah, who is a widow with seven children, on Sept 19, 2005.

The wedding ceremony was solemnised in Besut and the marriage certificate authorised by Islamic Council of Songkla, Thailand.

However, their marriage was not registered in Malaysia and Wan Yusof wants to do so now.

He admitted that his relationship with Siti Fatimah has been strained over the last few months, but never expected her to marry another man without a divorce from him.

Wan Yusof also alleged that Siti Fatimah had obtained the consent from Marang Religious Department to marry Muhamad Abdullah by producing the death certificate of her first husband.