New Delhi: In an unusual and distressing turn of events, a woman from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, has filed for divorce from her husband merely 40 days after their wedding. The cause of the dispute: the husbands infrequent bathing habits, which the wife found intolerable.Hygiene dispute leads to divorce petitionThe wifes grievance centers around her husbands hygiene practices, or rather, his lack thereof. Reports indicate that the husband, Rajesh, bathed only once or twice a month, leading to a pervasive body odor that his wife found unbearable. This personal hygiene issue prompted the woman to seek assistance from a family counseling center, as reported by India Today.During the counseling session, the woman expressed her frustration over her husbands infrequent bathing. Rajesh confirmed that he did not adhere to daily bathing routines. Instead, he followed a unique practice of sprinkling Gangajal, holy water from the Ganges River, on himself weekly. Notably, since their marriage, Rajesh had bathed six times over 40 days, but only under his wifes insistence.Frequent arguments and family interventionThe revelation about Rajeshs hygiene led to frequent arguments between the couple. The situation escalated when the wife, unable to tolerate the circumstances, returned to her parental home. Adding to the complexity, her family filed a dowry harassment complaint against Rajesh at a local police station.The case drew significant attention due to its unusual nature. The local police intervened, speaking to Rajesh and urging him to adhere to daily bathing. Despite his agreement to improve his hygiene practices, the wife remains unwilling to return to her marital home or continue the marriage.Future prospectsThe couple has been scheduled for another counseling session on September 22, 2024, in hopes of resolving their dispute. The case has sparked discussions about whether such a personal issue can be effectively resolved within the framework of marriage counseling.Similar cases in newsThis isnt the first instance of an unconventional reason for divorce making headlines. Recently, another case in Agra involved a woman who sought a divorce over her husbands failure to regularly buy her Kurkure, a popular snack. Similarly, the Maggi case from Ballari, Karnataka, involved a man seeking divorce because his wife only knew how to cook Maggi noodles for every meal.
