The marriage of this high-profile couple has put billions at stake

The wife wants to be free of the shackles and has demanded a divorce.

By ET Bureau | Updated: Jun 06, 2018, 10.35 AM IST

While most marriage vows include promises of staying together in good times and in bad, the union of this once high-profile couple has become a prison of sorts.

With both of them in the dock, the wife wants to be free of the shackles and has demanded a divorce. The physical and mental toll of their years-long trials may be to blame, but there is also a fortune worth billions, which the astute wife has staked claim on.

The gentleman, however, is known to take no prisoners, and is simply waiting for the right time to make his move.

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