Dowry death case of Twisha Sharma takes a fresh turn as family, lawyer allege investigation lapses; demand re-post-mortem at AIIMS Delhi
BHOPAL: A dowry death case involving Twisha Sharma has taken a new turn after the victim’s family alleged lapses in the investigation and sought a second post-mortem at AIIMS Delhi, claims the police have denied.The family and their lawyer, advocate Ankur Pandey, have accused the investigative agencies of “mishandling” the probe and attempting to influence medical procedures at AIIMS Bhopal.Advocate Pandey alleged that authorities were trying to “contaminate” both the post-mortem process and the investigation, and insisted that a fresh examination be conducted in Delhi.“The incident occurred on May 12 and since then the investigative agencies have mishandled this case. They try to influence things at AIIMS Bhopal. They are trying every possible way to contaminate the procedure of AIIMS and the investigation only with the intention to weaken the case and so that they would benefit from it later,” Pandey told ANI.He further argued that key procedural issues had weakened the evidentiary chain, pointing to delays in the handling of the ligature material and preservation of the body.He stressed that following the incident on May 12, a post mortem was conducted on May 13 but ligature was not received; AIIMS itself making this claim.“Why didn’t AIIMS ask for the ligature. The victim’s family is being pressured to cremate the body, if it would have been done, then from what the ligature be matched which was submitted days after the incident. The situation of the body is worsening every single day. AIIMS has also said that they do not have such facilities to preserve the body for such a long time,” he added further.“However, solely due to the influence wielded (by the accused), circumstances of this nature have arisen. That is precisely why we have requested that the examination (re post-mortem) be conducted at AIIMS, Delhi. We believe that all the requisite facilities are available there to ensure the body is properly preserved,” he said.Pandey also said the family’s request was aimed at clarifying forensic findings, especially any injury patterns on the body.“Since only medical experts can provide this insight, our sole objective is to uncover the truth: regarding any marks or injuries found on the body whether they were inflicted prior to death, how they were caused, and what their exact nature is–we require a detailed description of all these aspects from AIIMS, Delhi.”He also raised concerns over what he described as discrepancies in Twisha Sharma’s recorded height, comparing medical records with her modelling profile.“Regarding her height, she had worked in modeling, and she herself stated and her profile details confirm that her height is approx 172 to 173 centimeters. However, AIIMS appears to be recording it as 161 centimeters. This discrepancy came to light when comparisons were made based on these records. Why is such a basic observation being recorded incorrectly in this case? Because, somewhere along the line, the investigation is being steered in a different direction,” lawyer added.The deceased, Twisha Sharma, was found hanging at her marital home last week in Bhopal. Her family has alleged dowry harassment and foul play.‘We have no objection’Meanwhile, Bhopal police commissioner Sanjay Kumar said the police had no objection to a second post-mortem at AIIMS Delhi, but stressed that the decision rests with the court.“The family members of the deceased came to me and submitted an application. I told them police have no objection to another post-mortem,” Kumar told PTI.
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It was immediately not clear when the family submitted the application.He said the request has been attached to the case diary.“Police are not averse to it. If a second post-mortem takes place, we have no objection. We have carried out our investigation and examined the evidence. These things take some time,” the police chief said.Kumar also confirmed that teams have been formed to trace and arrest the deceased’s husband, Samarth Singh, who is currently absconding. He added that the couple had married in December 2025.A local court has already summoned the police case diary after the family moved a plea seeking a second post-mortem at AIIMS Delhi. The final decision on the request now rests with the judiciary.
