Bhopal, May 28 (IANS) The arrest of retired district judge Giribala Singh by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday marked the culmination of a relentless 15-day struggle by the family of Twisha Sharma, which moved from police offices to courtrooms and public protests seeking justice for their daughter.Twisha’s death triggered allegations of dowry harassment, evidence tampering and the possible misuse of institutional influence.The sequence of events began on the night of May 12, …
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New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) ‘She is no more’. These were the words of Twisha’s mother-in-law to the former actor-model’s sister-in-law, Rashi, which broke the news about her death to her kin on the evening of May 12, notes the CBI FIR registered in the case. The four words changed Twisha’s parents’ lives forever.In just 54 minutes – between 9.41 pm when Twisha spoke to her mother on a WhatsApp call and 10.35 pm when the victim’s mother-in-law, Giribala Singh, told Rashi about her deat…
Bhopal, May 25 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is set to take over the probe into the death of model-turned-actress Twisha Sharma, who was found hanging at her marital home in Bhopal’s Katara Hills area on May 12, officials said on Monday.According to sources privy to the development, a CBI team has already been deputed and will formally assume charge of the investigation from the Madhya Pradesh Police after reaching Bhopal later in the day on Monday.The agency is expected to …
Bhopal, May 24 (IANS) Alleged dowry death victim Twisha Sharma’s accused husband Samarth Singh’s advocate Gyanendra Sharma maintained that the defence has no objections to an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or the second post-mortem examination that was conducted by a team of doctors from AIIMS Delhi on Sunday.Talking to IANS, Gyanendra Sharma said: “We are in favour of a fair and proper investigation. If anyone has any doubts, even the family members — mother, father…
Bhopal, May 24 (IANS) Thirteen days after model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma allegedly died by suicide at her in-laws’ residence in Bhopal, her final rites will be performed at Bhadbhada Vishram Ghat at 5 p.m. on Sunday after a second post-mortem examination is conducted by a team of senior doctors from AIIMS-Delhi at AIIMS-Bhopal.The fresh autopsy was ordered following objections raised by Twisha’s family regarding the initial post-mortem report conducted on May 13.A four-member medical board…
Bhopal, May 24 (IANS) The process for the second post-mortem of Twisha Sharma’s body, the 33-year-old former Miss Pune contestant who died under mysterious circumstances, began on Sunday at AIIMS Bhopal. A high-level forensic team from AIIMS Delhi, led by Dr Sudhir Gupta, Head of the Department of Forensic Medicine, arrived in the city on Saturday evening via a special aircraft arranged by the Madhya Pradesh government.The four-member medical board, constituted under the supervision of the AIIMS…
Bhopal, May 23 (IANS) After arresting late Twisha Sharma’s husband Samarth Singh from the Jabalpur district court premises on Friday evening, the Bhopal police brought him to the city early on Saturday in connection with the ongoing investigation into the alleged dowry death case related to the actress.According to police sources, Samarth Singh was brought to the police station at around 3:00 A.M. after being transferred overnight from Jabalpur to Bhopal.Samarth Singh has been kept at the Kata…
Bhopal/Jabalpur, May 22 (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 Sin…
Bhopal, May 22 (IANS) 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 a…
Bhopal, May 22 (IANS) The Jabalpur police have taken Samarth Singh into custody after he arrived at a Jabalpur court to surrender in connection with the alleged suicide of his wife, Twisha Sharma.He had been absconding for the last 10 days after Twisha was declared dead at AIIMS Bhopal late on the night of May 12.Police officials said Samarth would be questioned in detail about the circumstances surrounding Twisha’s death, his whereabouts after the incident and the allegations made by the vict…