Indian wife leaves her husband over his ‘dark complexion’

In a bizarre turn of events, a woman in India left her home and refused to live with her husband because she disliked his skin tone.

The incident took place at a village in India's Jhansi, where a woman named Jyoti fled her home and abandoned her husband, Durgapal, after six years of marriage.

On September 2, Durgapal searched for his wife and filed a complaint of her disappearance at the Lahchura Police Station.

Durgapal also reported that a substantial amount of cash and valuables were missing from the home following Jyoti's disappearance.

Despite extensive efforts by the local police, the woman could not be found. However, CCTV footage showed Jyoti leaving her home on a motorcycle with two unidentified men.

Jyoti was apprehended by authorities in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, a few days later.

During the interrogation, the woman stated that she was unhappy with her husband's skin color and accused her in-laws of demanding dowry.

The woman insisted on ending her marriage with Durgapal.

On the other hand, Durgapal accused Jyoti of stealing money and jewellery saying that she behaved disrespectfully towards his family.

Durgapal also claimed that Jyoti had demanded a dowry of INR1 million and threatened to report his family to the police if her demands were not met.