Bhopal: A 23-year-old woman from Madhya Pradesh has filed for divorce, claiming that her husband shuns shaving and bathing for almost a week at a stretch. The couple, who married last year, was directed by Bhopal family court to stay separately for six months, after which they will be granted divorce decree, a counsellor said.

"Bhopal family court judge R N Chand has directed the couple to stay separately for six months," court counsellor Shail Awasthi told PTI Friday. The woman and her 25-year-old husband filed a mutual consent plea for divorce, Awasthi said. She said in her complaint that her husband doesn't shave his beard and bathe for 7-8 days at a stretch. "Women nowadays are separating from their husband over petty issues.