AHMEDABAD: A 36-year-old woman from Vejalpur on Monday filed a complaint of domestic violence with police alleging that her husband hid the fact that he had herpes — a sexually transmitted disease (STD) — and infected her during the lockdown.
When she found out from their doctor and questioned her husband and his parents, he beat her and deserted her.
The woman stated that she married the man, a resident of Manekbaug, in May 2017. A month into their marriage, she learned that he was an alcoholic and had relationships with other women.
When the lockdown was imposed in March, she and her husband stayed together for long periods of time. She found him taking some medicines and applying a powder to his body. She also saw sores on his body and asked him about it, but he evaded her question. After a while, she developed similar sores and her husband began giving her his medicine and powder.
When she consulted a doctor in November, he told her she and her husband had herpes, which is sexually transmitted. When she raised this issue, her husband and in-laws beat her and left her at her parents’ place.