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The Madhya Pradesh High Court connected Friday (May 22, 2026) permitted a 2nd postmortem of Twisha Sharma, the Noida pistillate who was allegedly harassed for dowry and died past week, her household members said.
The High Court has allowed the petition filed by Twisha’s begetter Navnidhi Sharma, their lawyer Ankur Pandey told PTI.
He said the High Court has directed the State authorities to marque arrangements for a squad of doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, to beryllium flown to Bhopal.
The household approached the precocious tribunal 2 days aft a little tribunal turned down their plea for a 2nd autopsy.
Twisha was recovered dormant astatine her marital location successful Bhopal’s Katara Hills country connected May 12. The household of the 33-year-old exemplary turned histrion accused her in-laws of pushing their girl to death. Her in-laws assertion she was addicted to drugs.
While her postmortem was done astatine AIIMS Bhopal, her household had sought a 2nd autopsy, citing discrepancies.
Two days ago, Judicial Magistrate First Class Anudita Gupta successful Bhopal rejected the family’s plea, stating that the conscience of the tribunal indispensable beryllium satisfied to bid a re-postmortem. Minor infractions of process volition not impel the tribunal to bid a 2nd autopsy, the magistrate had noted.
The little tribunal besides observed that the assemblage was presently kept successful the AIIMS Bhopal mortuary astatine -4 degrees Celsius, but required -80 degrees for longer preservation, a installation unavailable anyplace successful the city.
Following Twisha’s death, constabulary registered an FIR nether Sections 80(2), 85, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita on with applicable sections of the Dowry Prohibition Act, naming her hubby Samarth Singh and mother-in-law and erstwhile justice Giribala Singh.
Police person besides announced a currency reward of ₹30,000 for accusation starring to Samarth Singh’s apprehension and approached the tribunal for revocation of his passport.
