A Wife in India Asked For a Divorce Because Her Husband Rarely Bathed

  

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Previously, the www.hukumindo.com platform has talk about "4 Big Companies That Went Bankrupt in Indonesia", "Be Careful Using AI, You Will be in Trouble for Citing Non-existent Jurisprudence", you may read also "5 Interesting Cases that Become the Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court in Indonesia" and on this occasion we will discuss about 'A Wife in India Asked For a Divorce Because Her Husband Rarely Bathed'.

An Indian woman recently filed for divorce from her husband of just 40 days. She claimed that her husband only showered once or twice per month. The unnamed woman from Agra, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, went to a local family counseling center to complain about her husband's poor personal hygiene. She said that her husband rarely bathed, wore dirty clothes and suffered from bad breath. She could barely stand near the man, let alone be intimate with him. As a result, after only 40 days of marriage, the wife asked for a divorce.[1]

When questioned by the counseling center, the husband, Rajash, admitted that he only bathes once or twice a month and cleans himself by sprinkling Gangajal water (holy water from the Ganges river) once a week. One counselor at a family center in Agra told reporters that the young couple began getting into heated arguments about the husband's hygiene a few weeks after the wedding. Finally, the wife left their household and returned to live with her family. Soon, her family filed a dowry harassment complaint at the local Police Station and asked for a divorce. The abused wife said that Rajash had bathed 6 times in the last 40 days, a little more than usual, but only because she insisted. Hearing the wife's decision to divorce him, the husband promised to improve his hygiene and even bathe every day, but the woman's family said that he did not want to reconcile with her.[2]

As strange as it may sound, this is not the first time a couple's poor hygiene has led to divorce.[3] And if you have any legal issue in Indonesia territory, contact us for business inquiry, feel free in 24 hour, we will be glad to assist you. 

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References:

1. "Suami Jarang Mandi, Perempuan Ini Minta Cerai Padahal Baru 40 Hari Menikah", www.kompas.com., Tito Hilmawan Reditya, 28/09/2024, Diakses pada tanggal 5 Oktober 2024, Link: https://www.kompas.com/global/read/2024/09/28/210000170/suami-jarang-mandi-perempuan-ini-minta-cerai-padahal-baru-40-hari-menikah

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.