Reportedly, six years ago Noujisha had nearly died by suicide exhausted from her husband’s torture but couldn’t summon the ‘courage’ to do so. Instead, she decided to fight all odds.

Her alleged complaint against Mohanty is that he assaulted and harassed her. The matter has been listed in the court for hearing on 7 September .

The “few” hours of me –time that the housewife usually used to get with the husband and the kids away from home, have now translated into backbreaking hours of never ending housework.