A newly-married woman in Gorakhpur has sought divorce just three days after her marriage, alleging that her husband confessed on the wedding night that he was physically incapable of marital relations, police said on Wednesday.

The bride's family claims a subsequent medical report confirmed that the groom “cannot become a father”, prompting them to demand the return of gifts and wedding expenses.

In the legal notice sent by the woman, she stated: “I cannot spend my life with a man who is physically incapable. I came to know about this on the wedding night when he told me himself.” The groom, 25, is the only son of a well-off farmer family in Sahjanwa and works as an engineer at an industrial unit in the Gorakhpur Industrial Development Authority (GIDA).

The marriage was arranged through

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