A man approached police in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri after his wife refused to observe Karwa Chauth. Officers plan to counsel the couple and prevent the dispute from escalating.MP man threatens to divorce wife for skipping Karwa Chauth fast. ( Representational Photo- PTI)A festival meant to celebrate a husband's long life has sparked a marital dispute in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, where a man has approached the police over his wife's alleged refusal to observe the Karwa Chauth fast.
The husband has threatened to divorce her, turning a domestic disagreement into a police complaint.Bare Lal Adivasi, a resident of Vijrawan village under the Badarwas police station limits, submitted an application alleging that his wife, Mithlesh Adivasi, neither observes the fast for his long life nor performs the ritual of worshipping the moon. He further alleged that she wanted to kill him and said he would divorce her over the issue.The unusual complaint has drawn the attention of the local police, who say they will try to resolve the differences between the couple rather than allow the dispute to escalate.Kolars Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Sanjay Mishra said a woman police officer would counsel the husband and wife and attempt to settle their differences. - Endswith inputs from Manoj Bhargava