Latest AIIMS Bhopal News & Updates

Sagar/Bhopal, July 1 (IANS) A preliminary inquiry into the alleged loss of vision of a 19-month-old child on Wednesday after treatment at the Banda Civil Hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district has found that the child was suffering from malnutrition and severe Vitamin A deficiency, which led to corneal ulcers. The report ruled out allegations that the child’s blindness was caused by the alleged administration of normal saline nasal drops.Acting Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO), Deves…

Bhopal, June 18 (IANS) AIIMS Bhopal will celebrate the International Day of Yoga on June 21 with a special programme centred on the theme “Yoga for Healthy Ageing”, underlining the growing importance of yoga in promoting physical, mental and emotional well-being across all stages of life. The event will be organised by the Collaborative Centre for Mind Body Interventions through Yoga (CCMBIY–CCRYN) at AIIMS Bhopal.As part of the observance, a mass yoga session will be conducted from 7 a.m….

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, …

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…