Bhopal, May 20 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Police on Wednesday urged the family of Twisha Sharma to take custody of her mortal remains from AIIMS Bhopal after the institute said the body requires minus 80 degrees Celsius storage to prevent decomposition — a facility the hospital does not have.Twisha Sharma, wife of Samarth Singh, died on May 12 in her home in the Katara Hills area. Police said the death was due to an alleged suicide. Her post-mortem was conducted at AIIMS Bhopal on May 13, and th…
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Bhopal, May 18 (IANS) The tragic and unnatural death of 23-year-old Twisha Sharma, daughter of Navnidhi Sharma, has taken a new turn as Twisha’s grieving father, Navnidhi Sharma, has submitted an urgent representation to the Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Mangubhai C Patel, citing the powerful administrative stature of Twisha’s mother-in-law, Giribala Singh, who is an accused in the case.Twisha’s father wrote in his letter to the governor that Giribala Singh is a former senior judicial office…
Chandigarh, May 6 (IANS) Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi on Wednesday chaired a high-level review meeting here to strengthen enforcement of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, and directed all district administrations to intensify awareness campaigns and enforcement mechanisms. During the meeting, Rastogi stressed the need for a coordinated and people-centric strategy to curb dowry-related harassment and offences. He directed the roles and responsibilities of Dowry Prohibition Officers be cl…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to a man accused in a dowry death case from Uttar Pradesh, terming the relief “not sustainable in law” and cautioning courts against taking crimes against women “very lightly”.A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Vijay Bishnoi allowed the appeal filed by the father of the deceased woman and directed the accused husband to surrender before jail authorities within one week, failing which …
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has granted 15 days of interim bail to an accused in a dowry death case to enable him to secure school admission for his minor daughter.In its order, a single-judge Bench of Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that interim bail was sought for a limited period to facilitate the child’s admission as the process would take about 10–15 days and the admission season had already commenced. Allowing the application, Justice Kathpalia took note of the su…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court has set aside a bail order granted by the Allahabad High Court to a man accused in a dowry death case, terming it as “one of the most shocking and disappointing orders” it has come across in recent times.A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan allowed the appeal filed by the father of the deceased woman and directed the accused — the husband of the deceased — to immediately surrender before the trial court and be sent to judicial cus…