Twisha's husband, Samarth Singh, has failed to answer several questions being asked by the SIT, while investigators also appear unconvinced by some of the answers he has given, sources said.

Samarth Singh is not cooperating with investigators and is currently being questioned in seven-day police custody, sources added.

The SIT probing the case wants answers to every aspect linked to the sequence of events surrounding Twisha's death. However, sources say Samarth Singh has also been trying to evade several police questions.

Investigators believe it is crucial to establish where Samarth Singh took shelter and remained hidden during the last 10 days.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to file a case in Twisha Sharma's death today.

The cousin of alleged dowry death victim Twisha Sharma, on Saturday, claimed that her husband Samarth Singh who had "surrendered" a day before, did not display any emotions during court hearings in the case. However, the victim's cousin said that Singh's seven-day remand has given a "ray of hope" for justice.

Interacting with IANS, Twisha's cousin Ashish Sharma said: "We have usually seen that when a person dies, there is a sense of mourning not only within the deceased's family but even among the neighbours. Here, his conduct clearly reflects that he did not have any connection with her. I have even heard others discussing this in the court premises."

A day after the Madhya Pradesh government announced a CBI inquiry into the case, he added: "Even now the accused's family has not stopped using its influence. I believe CBI will carry out an impartial investigation to unmask the culprits."

Ashish Sharma asserted that the case needs to set a precedent that abuse of power against justice leads to dire consequences.

Police have begun detailed questioning of retired judge Giribala Singh and her lawyer son Samarth Singh in connection with the death of his wife Twisha Sharma, who was allegedly harassed for dowry, officials said on Monday.

The information provided by the two accused is being verified, they said, adding that no conclusion has been reached so far.

Samarth Singh, who is currently in police custody, has apparently told investigators that their relations turned sour after Twisha became pregnant.

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The Madhya Pradesh government told the Supreme Court that from Twisha Sharma's case, there is one moral for parents - "Better to have divorced daughter than a dead one".

"So many messages by her. She was living in hell," Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said.

To this, the Chief Justice said, "There is a law and procedure that has to be followed. We have our sympathies."

Chief Justice Surya Kant requested both sides - Twisha Sharma's family and the accused in-laws to not go to media and make statements.

"Go to investigating authorities and give statements. We request media not to record statements of witnesses and make it into sound bytes. This is an unfortunate incident," he said.

The CJI added, "We believe some progress has been made in the case due to the media's involvement. But we should avoid creating any narrative."

The Supreme Court while hearing the Twisha Sharma death case said that a "narrative is being created" since her mother-in-law and co-accused Giribala Singh is a former judge.

"Why is Giribala Singh being questioned this way? She is a former district judge and it is unfortunate that it is being that the judiciary is derailing the trial. We are against the narrative. That is why CBI should take over the case," CJI Surya Kant said.

The Supreme Court has begun hearing the Twisha Sharma case. A three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, said they are "pained at how the issue has been handled".

"We believe in our system but we want an independent agency to probe the case," Chief Justice Surya Kant said.

NDTV has accessed the legal strategy being prepared by Giribala Singh ahead of the crucial hearing on the plea seeking cancellation of her anticipatory bail, which is listed before the Jabalpur High Court today.

According to sources, Giribala Singh is expected to appear before the court through video conferencing along with a team of senior lawyers representing her in the matter.

In a major development, Advocate Mrigendra Singh, who had earlier appeared in the case, will no longer be representing the defence side. Sources indicate that the legal team has undergone a major reshuffle ahead of the very important hearing.

NDTV has further learnt that Giribala Singh is now in touch with senior advocates l who are also expected to join the proceedings virtually through video conferencing.

Sources say the defence is preparing to place a set of documents before the court to argue that none of the conditions or guidelines attached to the anticipatory bail order was violated.

A woman leaves her father's home in a 'doli' (palanquin) and her husband's on an 'arthi' (bier) - the belief long popularised by Bollywood movies defines what makes a good girl and good wife. A divorced daughter is often seen as a social failure, while a suffering one is deemed virtuous. She doesn't complain, she endures, she handles it. The parents who tell her to adjust a little more are not villains, they are the product of the same system and also its enforcers.

In the Twisha Sharma death case - the latest focal point of national media - there were "indications" from the very start that she was in a toxic marriage, her father, Navnidhi Sharma, told NDTV.  "Twisha told her brother that her husband, Samarth Singh, shoved her when they were on their honeymoon. But no one thinks of scrapping a marriage because of one mistake. Parents and the daughters do everything to save the marriage. This is our Hindu tradition."

Twisha Sharma's behaviour 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.

During the initial two hours of questioning, Samarth Singh reportedly told police that after returning from the hospital following confirmation of her pregnancy, Twisha Sharma said she wanted to go back to her parents' home and could not live a domestic life. He told the police that she flew to Delhi the same evening and reached her Noida home.

After repeated persuasion, she returned to Bhopal on April 23 along with her mother and brother. But tensions continued, he said, adding that he had already booked tickets to Bengaluru for April 24 and Twisha Sharma was initially ready to accompany him. Later, he claimed, she refused and said she wanted to go to her brother in Ajmer. Samarth reportedly told investigators that this led to an argument between the two. READ MORE

25-year-old Reema (name changed) walked into what she believed would be a routine marriage counselling session, hoping perhaps for mediation, closure, or clarity amid an increasingly bitter separation. Instead, she says, the session turned into something far more unsettling. Her estranged husband repeatedly pushed the counsellor to "diagnose" her with ADHD and bipolar disorder, insisting that her alleged mental health issues had existed long before their marriage. The conversation, she recalls, soon stopped feeling like therapy and began resembling an attempt to build a legal case against her. The counsellor eventually intervened, asking the husband to stop what Reema describes as a sustained effort to create a psychiatric narrative that could strengthen his position in the divorce proceedings.

Rohit (name changed), 30, recounts a similarly disturbing experience. Over the course of his marriage, he says, his wife, a psychologist by profession, repeatedly told him he suffered from ADHD and several other mental health conditions.

She also allegedly prescribed him psychedelic drugs over an extended period, despite not being legally authorised to do so. After Rohit survived a suicide attempt, he claims his wife arrived at the hospital seeking his signature on an affidavit that sought to absolve her of any responsibility for his actions, while also asking him to declare that he wrote his will naming her as heir to his property without any coercion by her.

It was only after the couple separated and lawyers became involved that Rohit realised psychologists cannot legally prescribe such medication in India; only psychiatrists can. By then, however, he says his wife had already accumulated videos, records and documentation portraying him as someone with severe psychiatric illness.

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 on Sunday. 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.

A Second Autopsy

Sharma's family had refused to receive her body until a second post-mortem was conducted to examine the concerns that were not addressed in the first autopsy. The concerns reportedly included a lack of proper examination of the alleged blunt force injuries on the body and the absence of a radiological examination of the neck and cervical structures. 

Based on their request and approval from the Madhya Pradesh High Court, a four-member team of doctors from AIIMS Delhi arrived in Bhopal last night and performed the autopsy today.

The autopsy was completed by 3.40 pm, advocate Ankur Pandey, who was with a technical team at AIIMS Bhopal, told PTI.

Twisha Sharma's family has alleged her husband and in-laws, including his mother tried to mislead the investigation and influence the case.

Citing her in-laws' connections in the legal system, Twisha Sharma's father, brother, and relatives have raised concerns over the alleged bulldozing of the justice system by them.

The Supreme Court today will hear the death case of Twisha Sharma, a model and actor who was found hanging at her marital home on May 12 - barely five months after her marriage to Samarth Singh - a lawyer.

A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi will hear the case, which has been listed under the title 'Alleged institutional bias and procedural discrepancies in the unnatural death of a young girl at her matrimonial home'.