A 63-year-old man from Kapletha village in Surat has been booked for cruelty against a married woman after he abandoned his sixth wife as she refused to get intimate with him.

Ayyub Degiya, who works as a farmer, is now searching for a seventh wife, almost five months into his sixth but unconsummated marriage. Degiya got married for the sixth time in September 2020 and separated in December after his 42-year-old wife allegedly refrained from keeping a physical relationship with him. “She did not allow me to sleep with her. She used to complain of infection. I have heart disease, diabetes and other diseases. I need a wife who can keep a relationship with me,” Degiya told The Times of India.