Husband gets wife's married to lover, couple caught live-streaming sex, raid uncovers porn racket
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Updated: Jun 30, 2025, 12:38 IST IST
Recent incidents in UP saw men arranging their wives' marriages to their lovers after discovering affairs. Meanwhile, in Hyderabad, a couple was arrested for allegedly live-streaming their sex acts for money. And in Ghaziabad, a police raid uncovered an adult website operations at a local hotel - on India Uncovered
Back in March, a man from UP's Sant Kabir Nagar district decided on an unexpected route – choosing dignity over vengeance by marrying off his wife to her lover after discovering their affair. In a surprising move, Babloo arranged his wife Radhika's marriage to her partner. Babloo and Radhika, who got married in 2017, have two children.
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