He also allegedly assaulted her and threatened to kill her, said Gittikhadan police. Nagpur: A man has been charged with marital rape and performing unnatural sex after he allegedly had a physical relationship with his wife without her consent.
Police said the couple has been married for 10 years and has three sons. As per the police complaint lodged by the wife, her husband forced himself upon her between Oct 31 and Nov 4. The woman approached Gittikhadan police on Nov 5.
The wife told police that their relationship turned sour due to her husband’s extra-marital affair. This led to frequent quarrels between them. She suffered injuries after he allegedly assaulted her with a pipe. Police have invoked sections dealing with cruelty, including physical and mental harassment of a married woman, voluntarily causing hurt using dangerous weapons and criminal intimidation. Investigation is under way.