In a significant development in the high-profile Twisha Sharma death case, a four-member forensic team from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi completed the second post-mortem examination of Twisha Sharma's body, which had been kept in the AIIMS Bhopal mortuary, on Sunday.

The second autopsy, which lasted nearly three to four hours, was conducted under strict scientific protocols and was fully videographed to ensure transparency.

Following the autopsy, the AIIMS Delhi team, accompanied by police officials, visited the crime scene at the residence of Twisha's mother-in-law Giribala Singh in Bhopal's Katara Hills area.

The team thoroughly inspected the house and surrounding areas to correlate physical evidence with the post-mortem findings.

This visit is considered crucial for reconstructing the sequence of events on May 12, when 33-year-old Twisha Sharma, a former model and actress from Noida, was found hanging under suspicious circumstances.

- IANS

Nearly two weeks after she died due to alleged dowry harassment in Bhopal, a second post-mortem was conducted on the body of model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma. Shortly after, it was handed over to her family. Visuals showed her body being brought out of AIIMS Bhopal and put in a hearse van.

She was cremated later in the evening at the Bhadbhada Vishram Ghat.

Twisha Sharma's brother performed her last rites at Bhopal's Bhadbhada cremation ground.

The last rites of Twisha Sharma are being performed at Bhadbhada cremation ground.

VIDEO | Twisha Sharma death case: The last rites of Twisha Sharma are being performed at Bhadbhada cremation ground.
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Twisha's father Navnidhi Sharma and mother Rekha Sharma break down during the last rites of Twisha Sharma at Bhadbhada cremation ground. Family members also pay tribute.

VIDEO | Twisha Sharma death case: Twisha’s father Navnidhi Sharma and mother Rekha Sharma break down during the last rites of Twisha Sharma at Bhadbhada cremation ground. Family members also pay tribute.
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Twisha Sharma's body has been handed over to her family following the second autopsy. Her last rites are to be performed shortly.

Twisha Sharma's second post-mortem, conducted by a medical team of AIIMS Delhi, has been concluded.

Her body will be handed over to her family shortly.

In the increasingly sensitive and explosive Twisha Sharma death case, the next seven days may become the most crucial phase of the investigation. Accused husband Samarth Singh is now in the custody of Bhopal Police for seven days, and top police sources involved in the investigation indicate that the questioning will not be limited to a simple narration of events. Investigators are expected to examine his version layer by layer - the relationship, the alleged disputes, Twisha's pregnancy, her movements before death, the crime scene, call records, CCTV footage, and Samarth's conduct after the incident.

According to police sources, the first line of questioning before Samarth Singh is likely to be the most basic yet most decisive: What exactly happened on May 12 - the day Twisha died. Investigators want a minute-by-minute account of the day, what Twisha did from morning till evening, where she went, whom she spoke to, what her emotional condition appeared to be, and whether there was any confrontation inside the house before her death.

Police sources indicate that Samarth may also be taken to the crime scene for spot verification. 

Twisha Sharma's last rites will be performed at Bhopal's Bhadbhada crematorium at 5 pm today, her brother, Major Harshit said.

"More than 10 days have passed, and the body has undergone several changes. Transporting it to Delhi is not possible, so the last rites will be performed in Bhopal," he said.

Twisha Sharma's behavior changed after her pregnancy was confirmed on April 17, her husband Samarth Singh told police during interrogation, in contrast to claims his questions to his wife on the unborn child's father had caused her distress.

Tensions between the couple became commonplace in their marriage that lasted five months, with them fighting over taking a trip to Rajasthan's Ajmer, hours before she was found hanging at their Bhopal residence on May 12.

Messages exchanged between Twisha Sharma and her mother had mentioned tensions over her pregnancy, while detailing a hostile environment at her in-laws' home. She made repeated requests to her parents to take her away from there, with one message stating, "Mera dum ghut raha hai maa (I am feeling suffocated, mother)."

A medical team comprising four senior doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has reached Bhopal to conduct a second post-mortem examination of Twisha Sharma, following directions from the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

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 A packed courtroom, intense public scrutiny and a visibly calm demeanour marked the appearance of the accused Samarth Singh before the Court of Judicial Magistrate Anudita Gupta in Bhopal on Saturday, where he was sent to seven days of police remand in connection with the alleged suicide case of his wife Twisha Sharma.

Samarth was brought to the Magistrate court amid heavy police security, and as he stood in the dock, all eyes in the courtroom remained fixed on him, closely observing his expressions and conduct during the proceedings.

Despite the gravity of the allegations and mounting public attention surrounding the case, he appeared calm and composed throughout the hearing. He was seen interacting normally with his lawyers and showed no visible signs of nervousness or fear.

Notably, unlike his appearance before the Jabalpur District Court on Friday -- where he had covered his face with a mask and cap while surrendering -- Samarth appeared in the Bhopal court without concealing his face.

Twisha's brother Major Harshit Sharma, who was also present during the proceedings at very close distance, later claimed that Samarth displayed no remorse over his wife's death.

"I have not spoken to Samarth, nor did I express any desire to do so. However, there was absolutely no remorse visible on his face regarding his wife's death. There was no sign of grief over his wife's demise on his face when he appeared in court," Major Harshit Sharma said.

- IANS

Samarth Singh had allegedly been evading arrest since May 12, the day Twisha Sharma was found dead at her in-laws' home in Bhopal.

Police on Saturday got seven days custody of Twisha Sharma's husband Samarth Singh.

AIIMS Delhi has constituted a medical board comprising four senior doctors, who will fly to Bhopal this evening by a state chartered plane, to conduct a second autopsy of actor-model Twisha Sharma following the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order in the alleged dowry death case.

Chief of Forensic Medicine at AIIMS Delhi, Dr Sudhir Gupta, said the court order authorised the director of AIIMS Delhi to constitute the medical board.

The hospital received the order and request from Madhya Pradesh government officials to conduct the postmortem on Sunday morning.

Dr Gupta constituted the medical board comprising four senior doctors from AIIMS Delhi with the approval of the director.

"The team, along with the latest instruments, will fly by a state chartered plane at 6 pm today," Dr Gupta said.

The body of the 33-year-old actor-model is currently kept at the mortuary of AIIMS Bhopal, he said.

- PTI

Bhopal Police is seeking a seven-day remand of Samarth Singh, husband of deceased Twisha Sharma and the prime accused in her death case, officials informed on Saturday. After Singh was taken into custody from Jabalpur, police also asserted that three notices had been served to his mother and a former judge, Giribala Singh.

Addressing a press conference, Bhopal Commissioner of Police Sanjay Kumar said Samarth Singh would first undergo a medical examination before being produced in court.

"First, we will get his medical done and file a PR (Personal Recognisance Bond) from the Court. We will ask for seven days' remand. He was brought in quite late at night. Some procedures still take time. We'll interrogate him further, and only then can we say anything. When he is questioned in detail, if something comes to light that someone sheltered him, action will be taken against them as well," Kumar said.

Explaining the arrest, Kumar said Samarth Singh had attempted to surrender before a court in Jabalpur, but police took him into custody after the court refused to allow the surrender.

"He had come to the court in Jabalpur to surrender, but the court refused to let him surrender. Meanwhile, my team was also there. Then, my team took him into custody with the help of the Jabalpur police team," he said.

- ANI

🔴#BREAKING | NDTV accesses 2nd postmortem order copy: AIIMS Jammu forensic head Prof Dinesh Rao speaks to NDTV's @tejshreethought pic.twitter.com/oiRvwbxUEz

— NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2026

After the Madhya Pradesh government recommended a CBI enquiry into the suspicious death of actress Twisha Sharma, her family on Saturday welcomed the decision and demanded a speedy investigation along with a fast-track trial to ensure quick justice to the young woman and her family.

Speaking to IANS, Twisha Sharma's cousin said that action in the case had been delayed initially, but recent developments in the judiciary had raised hopes for a fair investigation.

"Overall, we feel that the action taken in the case was quite delayed. However, the judiciary has recently taken several important decisions. Permission has now been granted, and the court has also observed that the bail granted to Giribala Singh was taken in haste. I welcome this decision and hope that the CBI will investigate the matter properly and without delay," the cousin said.

Referring to the arrest of Samarth Singh, Twisha's husband, the family member further alleged that the accused had received support from influential people earlier.

"As everyone saw, the accused was sitting inside the court premises. But now those who were supporting him will realise that extending such support is against the law," the relative added.

(IANS)

#WATCH | Delhi | Twisha Sharma death case | On Bar Council of India suspending advocate Samarth Singh from legal practice with immediate effect, BJP MP and BCI Chairman, Manan Kumar Mishra, says, "We have suspended his license. The matter was very serious. Based on the prima… pic.twitter.com/qxs797ZvyS

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2026

🔴#BREAKING | "Samarth did not surrender, police arrested him" : Bhopal Additional DCP Anil Sharma's big claim in Twisha Sharma death case@Anurag_Dwary pic.twitter.com/K4MRNpfNzo

— NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2026

Bhopal Commissioner of Police Sanjay Kumar briefs media and shares updates on the Twisha Sharma death case probe pic.twitter.com/YgpYsmGOiD

— NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2026

Former judge Giribala Singh, booked for the death of her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma, allegedly due to dowry harassment, said on Saturday that she would be happy to record her statement, but Bhopal Police have not reached out to her.

She cited a chaotic situation outside her house, apparently referring to a posse of media persons, while expressing her inability to step out.

A day earlier, the Madhya Pradesh High Court issued notice to Singh on pleas seeking cancellation of her anticipatory bail in the case and sought her response by May 25. Two days ago, Bhopal Police issued a third and final notice to Singh after she allegedly failed to appear for the recording of her statement.

"I cannot venture out of my home. Yesterday (Friday), a car hit my advocate. I cannot step out at all due to the situation outside. I will be happy to give my statement," the chairperson of the Bhopal District Consumer Court told PTI over the phone, referring to the anxious crowd of media persons outside her residence.

"I have been reaching out to them (police). I have sent an email to the commissioner of police," the ex-judge said, adding that they (police) have not reached out to her.

They (police) said they will come, she added.

(PTI)

Samarth Singh's attempt to surrender after withdrawing his bail is a 'well-planned conspiracy', Twisha Sharma's brother-in-law, Saurabh Sharma, alleged on Saturday. Samarth Singh is the prime accused in the death case of 33-year-old Twisha Sharma. Singh was arrested by the Bhopal police on Saturday after he showed a willingness to surrender after withdrawing his bail plea.

Speaking to ANI, Saurabh Sharma said that the accused, Samarth Singh, planned the surrender after withdrawing his bail and executed the plan before the deceased's family could get the case study.

"His surrender in Jabalpur is a well-planned conspiracy. He did something in the process because earlier, when we were in the High Court, he was on bail. He withdrew his bail and planned to surrender. Then, somewhere, before we could get the case study, before the order could come, he went to the police station and surrendered. There was a lot of indecency going on there. There were a lot of lawyers, a lot of them were abusing. The media was also unable to do anything there. None of the family members was allowed inside. He was brought here at 2:30 am to the morning, to the Khatara Hills police station," he said.

#WATCH | Bhopal, MP | Twisha Sharma death case | On the victim's husband, Samarth Singh, being taken to police custody, the victim's brother-in-law, Saurabh Sharma, says, "...his surrender in Jabalpur is a well-planned conspiracy. He did something in the process because earlier,… pic.twitter.com/d8sodbXKn7

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2026

A police officer arrived at the residence of Giribala Singh, mother-in-law of deceased Twisha Sharma, in Bhopal on Saturday and said he had come to serve a High Court notice in connection with the case.

Speaking to reporters outside the residence, the officer said, "I have brought a High Court notice."

When asked whether the notice was for Giribala Singh, he replied, "Yes."

Later, while leaving the residence after giving her (Giribala Singh) a notice, the Police officer told reporters, "This was a High Court notice. My senior officers will tell you more."

Meanwhile, Siddharth Singh, brother of the prime accused Samarth Singh, Twisha Sharma's husband, and an accused in the case, was seen leaving the residence along with a team of lawyers.

The development comes amid the ongoing investigation into the Twisha Sharma death case, in which the Madhya Pradesh government has already recommended a CBI probe.

Earlier on Friday, the prime accused in the death case of 33-year-old Twisha Sharma, her husband Samarth Singh, was taken into police custody and will be produced before a court within 24 hours, police said.

(ANI)

🔴#BREAKING | Samarth Singh to undergo medical examination before Court hearing; Cops may seek a two-day remand for Samarth Singh
NDTV's Tanushree Desai joins @AdityaRajKaul with more details pic.twitter.com/tP7hnbm0mj

— NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2026

🔴#BREAKING | Police likely to seek 7 day remand of accused husband of Twisha Sharma; Police also visited mother-in-law Giribala Singh's residence to service Court notice
NDTV's Tanushree Desai joins @AdityaRajKaul with more details pic.twitter.com/a61OWzeFv4

— NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2026

Shortly after Twisha Sharma's husband Samarth Singh's arrest in Jabalpur on Friday, allegations surfaced that he was being given VIP treatment inside the district court premises before being taken into custody.

Anurag Srivastava, counsel for Twisha Sharma's father Navnidhi Sharma, alleged that Samarth Singh was sitting inside Courtroom No 32, the courtroom of the District and Sessions Judge, shortly before he appeared before the media. According to Srivastava, the courtroom doors were shut while Samarth was inside.

Twisha Sharma's mysterious death has shocked the conscience of the country and has laid bare many uncomfortable truths about the society. A young girl, with her ambitions and dreams, dead in her marital home just five months into what seems from marriage videos a dreamy wedding. Husband on the run, a mother-in-law out to defame the dead daughter-in-law, a system that moves slow, and the girl's family in a desperate fight for justice.

"It all seems like a massive cover-up," says noted author and columnist Shobhaa De. "In this day and age where anyone's location can be traced easily and it's possible to catch even an Osama Bin Laden, how is it possible that Twisha's husband Samarth Singh remained untraceable for 10 days," she asks in anger.

A CCTV footage of late model Twisha Sharma has emerged from her salon visit before her death, in a sensational development in a case that involves allegations of dowry and mental harassment.

Explosive Claim By Salon Owner Over Twisha Sharma's Visit Hours Before Deathhttps://t.co/INSSKNefkD@tejshreethought pic.twitter.com/pgCSSb8xwm

— NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2026

Samarth Singh disappeared shortly after his wife, Twisha Sharma, allegedly died by suicide on May 12. He remained incommunicado for 10 days. Bhopal Police was forced to announce a criminal bounty on him. All this, his lawyer argues, isn't enough to classify his long and unexplained absence as hiding.

"He was not hiding. There's a provision under section 482 of the new BNSS, which gives every person a right to apply for anticipatory bail if he has been unnecessarily made an accused in a case which has no nexus with the person. So he availed that right, but then I advised him to better surrender," Mrigendra Singh told NDTV in an interview, hours after Samarth Singh was arrested in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur, where he had tried to surrender before the local court but was turned away.

Family members of alleged dowry death victim Twisha Sharma on Friday thanked the Madhya Pradesh government and the High Court for announcing a CBI inquiry into the case and ordering a second post-mortem to be conducted by AIIMS Delhi, respectively.

The High Court passed the order while hearing a petition filed by Twisha Sharma's family, which had challenged a lower court's refusal to allow a fresh post-mortem examination. The family argued that several inconsistencies and procedural lapses in the first autopsy raised doubts about the fairness of the investigation.

Speaking to IANS, Twisha's cousin Ashish Sharma expressed his gratitude to the judiciary.

"Now the action that the administration has to take should be carried out immediately, without any delay. After that, we will proceed with the last rites."

"For the past ten days, we have been continuously struggling and appealing for this. We hope that by today or tomorrow, the entire process and action will be completed properly," he added.

- IANS

The Madhya Pradesh government on Friday moved the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking cancellation of the interim bail granted to retired judge and alleged dowry death victim Twisha Sharma's mother-in-law Giribala Singh.

The development came amid intensifying legal proceedings in the high-profile case that has triggered widespread public attention and demands for an impartial investigation.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Madhya Pradesh Advocate General Prashant Singh represented the state government before the High Court.

The Advocate General said the state had urged the court to take note of the alleged non-cooperation by the accused despite the conditional interim bail granted earlier by a Bhopal court.

"We requested the court to note that while the Bhopal District Court had granted conditional interim bail to Giribala Singh, the prosecution is not receiving the requisite cooperation. Furthermore, we also submitted that there is a possibility that evidence could be compromised in some manner. Therefore, her anticipatory bail should be cancelled," he said.

- IANS

Bhopal Police on Friday took into custody Samarth Singh, husband of 33-year-old Twisha Sharma who was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal on May 12, and said he will be produced in court within 24 hours as per norms.

Bhopal Commissioner Police Sanjay Kumar also said that they have filed an application in court today to cancel the anticipatory bail of retired judge Giribala Singh, who is the mother of Samarth Singh.

- ANI

The Bar Council of India (BCI) suspends advocate Samarth Singh from legal practice with immediate effect over allegations linked to the death of his wife, Twisha Sharma, within months of marriage in Bhopal.

The Bar Council of India says FIR has been registered for alleged dowry death, cruelty, and allied offences and notes that the advocate is allegedly absconding and not cooperating with the investigation.

The Council said the allegations are grave and affect the dignity and public image of the legal profession.

- ANI

In the Twisha Sharma death case, her cousin Meenakshi Sharma on Friday welcomed the Madhya Pradesh government's recommendation for a CBI investigation, calling it a "ray of hope" for the family.

Speaking to ANI, Sharma said, "This is definitely a ray of hope for us because nothing fair is happening here. We hope that the CBI will conduct a fair investigation and retrieve the evidence erased by them (Twisha's in-laws)."

Reacting to a viral audio clip of a conversation between Twisha's brother, Major Harshit Sharma, and her mother-in-law, Giribala Singh, she alleged that Twisha's character was being questioned.

She said, "In the audio, she can be clearly heard questioning Twisha's character...It shows her depraved mentality...Even now, she is speaking ill of her daughter-in-law."

- ANI

Police are taking Twisha Sharma's husband, Samarth Singh, to Bhopal.

Having evaded the police for 10 days since his wife, Twisha Sharma, was found hanging at their home in Bhopal, Samarth Singh has finally been arrested. 

Twisha's family has alleged she was harassed for dowry and demanded strict action against Samarth and his mother, retired judge Giribala Singh. 

Samarth, a lawyer, went to a Jabalpur court to surrender hours after withdrawing his anticipatory bail application in the Madhya Pradesh High Court. The court asked him to surrender before a court in Bhopal and a police team, which was on the premises, took him into custody. 

"Look at how the son of a retired judge is being protected. He has no authority to surrender in the District Court, Jabalpur. We learned that he has come to surrender. There has been no surrender. Inside the courtroom of the District Court, Jabalpur, Samarth Singh was sitting comfortably in the dark, with all the lights off, wearing a mask. The judge was not on the dais. There were three clerks present there. I asked them in what capacity they had kept him there. They had no answer to my question. As soon as Samarth Singh saw me, he ran away. His lawyers pushed me away. I have no idea whether the police came here or not," said Twisha Sharma's lawyer, Anurag Srivastav.

Samarth Singh, the husband of Twisha Sharma, was arrested in connection with his wife Twisha Sharma's death.

He had been missing since Sharma died on May 12 at her matrimonial home in Bhopal.

Samarth Singh's mother Giribala Singh was granted pre-arrest bail, while he was refused the same. The police upgraded a  reward on information about his whereabout from Rs 10,000 to Rs 30,000.

On the morning her family found her, Twisha's death had already been scripted by everyone except the investigators. The initial post-mortem report noted ligature marks. The nylon rope that her in-laws' neighbours distinctly recalled seeing on the terrace that morning was never recovered, never tagged, never produced before the magistrate.

Within 72 hours of her death, a media narrative had overtaken the forensic one: anonymous sources whispered to local reporters about "erratic behaviour", a "history of depression", and alleged drug use. None of it was ever substantiated in a chargesheet. But it did not need to be. The media trial had served its purpose - it muddied the waters just enough to give investigators an excuse to look the other way.

This procedural failure is not an anomaly. It is a symptom of a deeper institutional problem - one in which the machinery of investigation, prosecution, and public discourse collectively conspires to ensure that the crime of dowry death remains simultaneously rampant and unpunished.

Read the full opinion by Abha Singh here

Originally from Noida, Twisha had entered the world of modelling between 2009 and 2012. Through hard work, grooming and persistence, she went on to win the Miss Pune beauty pageant title a milestone that opened doors for her in advertising, modelling and acting.

She later appeared in commercial advertisements and worked in Telugu cinema. Among her known acting projects was the Telugu film Mugguru Monagallu. In 2018, she also acted in a short film titled Zara Sambhal Ke.

She pursued an MBA and moved into the corporate world, working in Delhi for several years.

Her professional journey reportedly spanned marketing, communications, onboarding, digital education and creative arts. According to a LinkedIn profile, Twisha described herself as a dynamic professional with a keen interest in acting and filmmaking, along with marketing.

She was reportedly a certified yoga instructor and a practitioner of Vipassana meditation.

Samarth Singh is an independent litigator, legal advisor and a graduate of the prestigious National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru. His public profile describes him as a lawyer whose practice spans trial and appellate courts in Bhopal, Jabalpur and Indore, with experience in service law, criminal defence and consumer protection.

According to Samarth Singh's profile, he has been practising independently since September 2018, with nearly eight years of litigation experience. He also lists himself as a former legal advisor to the government of Madhya Pradesh, a role he says he held from June 2023 to August 2025.

His educational profile includes B.A. LL.B. (Hons) from NLSIU Bangalore and an exchange programme at Belgium's Ghent University under Erasmus Mundus. His licence as an advocate was issued by the Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh in September 2018.

Samarth Singh was seen at a Jabalpur court in a cap, sunglasses, gamcha and face mask in an attempt to his his identity as he reached to surrender in connection with his wife Twisha Sharma's death.

He had been missing since she died on May 12.

#BREAKING | Masked up, face covered, Twisha Sharma's husband Samarth Singh seen in Jabalpur court, to surrender after 10 days @AdityaRajKaul pic.twitter.com/thRCmqzd3t

— NDTV (@ndtv) May 22, 2026

A nearly three-hour gap between CCTV visuals and the recorded time of death has emerged as a key issue in the Twisha Sharma case, with fresh details from the CCTV firm owner adding to the scrutiny around how the footage was accessed and handled. The owner said he was informed of an "accident" and asked to arrange for the footage to be given to police, while also highlighting maintenance lapses that led to a discrepancy in the recorded time.

"I didn't know what had happened. I was praying at nine in the morning when I got a call from Giribala Singh (Twisha Sharma's mother-in-law) saying that there was an accident in his house. They asked me to take out the CCTV footage and give it to the police. I said that I would send a technician when the shop opens at 11:00 am. Then again the call came, and I said that I have sent a person named Rohit. He will come to you. Then I also gave Rohit's number to them saying that this technician is coming to you to take out the CCTV footage," Wani told NDTV.

He added that when the technician reached the residence, the police were already present.

The lawyer of Giribala Singh, mother-in-law of Twisha Sharma, had an outburst on Friday when being questioned by journalists about the case outside her Bhopal residence.

While Giribala Singh walked out of her residence and went to the car, the lawyer Enosh George was questioned by journalists on the case and the mounting demands by Twisha Sharma's family for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe. "This is very wrong. Can you treat a person with humanity? You are not letting me do my job. How can you surround someone like this?!" he shouted, while asking reporters to not misbehave with a woman.

#WATCH | Twisha Sharma death case | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh: Twisha Sharma's mother-in-law Giribala Singh's lawyer, Enosh George loses his cool as he leaves from her residence, while journalists asked him questions related to the case. pic.twitter.com/RI2q6q91xZ

— ANI (@ANI) May 22, 2026

A Jabalpur court, where Samarth Singh reached to surrender in the case pertaining to his wife Twisha Sharma's death, asked him to surrender in Bhopal.

In a big development in the Twisha Sharma mystery death case, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday allowed second autopsy of Sharma's body. The order marks a major breakthrough for Twisha's family, which has consistently alleged that her death inside her matrimonial home in Bhopal was not a simple case of suicide, but a case that requires deeper forensic scrutiny.

The court directed that the second autopsy should be conducted by a team from AIIMS Delhi. However, the court clarified that the procedure will take place in Bhopal itself. A special flight will be arranged to bring the AIIMS Delhi doctors to the state capital, and the court made it clear that the exercise must be completed at the earliest.

Why were multiple calls made by retired judge Giribala Singh to people holding positions of influence? Why were persons associated with CCTV maintenance among them? And why does Singh continue to make public statements and give interviews despite being an accused in Twisha Sharma's death? The Noida woman's family has raised several questions as they refuse to claim her body and demand a fair investigation.

A family statement issued by her father Navnidhi Sharma detailed Giribala Singh's nearly 46 calls to several influential individuals, including IAS and IPS officers, judges, doctors, and advocates, were allegedly contacted after Twisha Sharma was found dead at her Bhopal residence.

Read the full story here

Twisha Sharma's husband Samarth Singh reached the Jabalpur court to surrender, 10 days after the woman was found dead at their matrimonial home in Bhopal's Katara Hills.

Police had announced a reward of Rs 30,000 to report information leading to his arrest.

Twisha Sharma, the 33-year-old woman who was found dead barely five months after her marriage to Samarth Singh - a lawyer - was constantly publicly humiliated by her husband in front of friends and family, her friends told NDTV.

According to her friends - Navratan, Prerna, and Purshottam - Samarth insulted Twisha by calling her a 'gawar' (uneducated) in front of their friends.

"He used to say she (Twisha) does not know anything, what has she studied, she does not know anything, nor does she do anything. He always humiliated her during gatherings with friends," they said.

Twisha Sharma, 33, was found hanging at her matrimonial home in Bhopal's Katara Hills area on May 12. Her family accused her in-laws of dowry harassment and abetment to suicide, while the Singh family claimed she was addicted to drugs.

Police registered an FIR under Sections 80(2), 85 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita along with relevant provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act against Samarth Singh and his mother.

Samarth Singh, the absconding husband of Twisha Sharma, on withdrew his anticipatory bail application filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Samarth Singh has withdrawn his plea from the single bench of the high court comprising Justice Avanindra Singh, his counsel Jaydeep Kaurav told PTI.

With the withdrawal of the application, Singh is left with no other option but to surrender.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court issued notice to ex-judge Giribala Singh, booked for the death of her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma allegedly due to dowry harassment, on pleas seeking cancellation of her anticipatory bail in the case.

Twisha Sharma's father Navnidhi Sharma and the MP government have filed pleas in the HC seeking quashing of the anticipatory bail given to Giribala Singh by a Bhopal court.