Cheated by wife, man lives on tree

It is a heartrending story of a loving husband who was cheated by his young wife. Unlike usual cheating stories, this one did not end in divorce or violence, but it had a most unlikely and unusual turn.

The betrayed man, 25-year-old Sanjay of Varanasi, asked for apology from his infidel wife, but the adamant wife, Tara, wouldn’t budge. Ever since, the dejected husband has been living in a tree for the last nine months, refusing to come down until his wife apologises for cheating on him.

But the apology never came and, nine months later, Sanjay, 25, is still there, wondering if wife Tara will ever take him back.

According to the Mail Online, Sanjay married Tara last year in Baragaon, Varanasi, before moving to Mumbai.

But in March he returned home from work a little early, only to find his new bride in a compromising position with their next-door neighbour.

Hurt and humiliated, he demanded an apology for the infidelity but she refused so he took her back to their village in a bid to resolve their differences.

But she remained defiant, saying she wanted to return to Mumbai before leaving for her parent’s house.

So in a last ditch effort to win her back, Sanjay shimmied up a guava tree on the outskirts of the village and has remained there ever since.

He says he will climb down only when his wife apologises for her misdeeds and returns to him.

Initially he refused food, surviving only on the guava fruit picked from the branches of the tree. But when none were left, he was forced to swallow his pride and relied on his mother, who faithfully brought him snacks from home.

'He climbed on to this tree on March 9 and has remained there ever since. Whenever we try to bring him down, he threatens to commit suicide,' Sanjay’s mother Kushma Dev told The Asian Age, according to the report.

'He eats and sleeps on the tree and even relieves himself from there. We keep going to him and asking him if he needs anything.'

Some villagers, however, claim to have spotted Sanjay climb down from the tree and go for a stroll when he thinks nobody is watching.

But they say he quickly scurries back up to his branch if he thinks somebody is nearby.

His sister Nisha told the paper they have not called police, adding: 'We apprehend that he may harm himself if we seek outside help. As long as he is safe there, we are happy for him.'