A 24-year-old woman has divorced her husband for not constructing a toilet at home in what is perhaps the first such case in the country . A family court in Bhilwara said the absence of a toilet amounted to “cruelty“ against the wife as it allowed the marriage to be dissolved.
Married in 2011, the woman moved the court in 2015, saying that despite repeated requests, her husband didn't construct a toilet or bathroom at home, forcing her to defecate and bathe in the open. She also had to wait until dusk to go out in the fields to relieve herself, which she felt undermined her dignity .
Her husband, however, said that he found his wife's demand for a toilet unusual as most women in his village defecate in the open.
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