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The National Commission for Women (NCW) connected Wednesday (May 20, 2026) took suo motu cognisance of reports regarding the suspicious decease of a 33-year-old Noida pistillate successful Bhopal wrong 5 months of marriage.
It sought a elaborate enactment taken study (ATR) from the Madhya Pradesh Government wrong 7 days.
Twisha Sharma was recovered dormant connected the nighttime of May 12 astatine her marital location successful Bhopal's Katara Hills area.
Police registered an FIR, charging her husband, advocator Samarth Singh, and her mother-in-law, retired justice Giribala Singh, with dowry decease and harassment.
Police person announced a currency reward of ₹10,000 for accusation starring to the apprehension of the husband, who has been absconding.
"The NCW has taken suo motu cognisance of highly superior media reports regarding the suspicious decease of Twisha, a nonmigratory of Noida, successful Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh," the Commission said successful a station connected X.
"According to media reports, Twisha died nether suspicious circumstances conscionable 5 months aft her marriage. The victim's household levelled superior allegations against her husband, Samarth, and mother-in-law, Giribala Singh, of dowry harassment, mental, and carnal torture," it said.
NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar wrote to the Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary and Director General of Police, directing them to guarantee an immediate, just and time-bound probe into the matter.
"The Commission has asked for a elaborate ATR to beryllium submitted wrong 7 days," it said.
The Commission has besides sought details regarding the FIR provisions, the accused presumption of apprehension and interrogation, efforts to apprehension absconding accused Samarth, passport impoundment status, CCTV footage, telephone records, physics and forensic evidence, post-mortem study and enactment taken connected immoderate anterior complaints.
It besides directed authorities to guarantee extortion for the victim's household from threats, unit oregon quality assassination to facilitate a just investigation.
Condemning the incident, the NCW said negligence oregon misuse of power successful cases related to dowry harassment and home unit against women would not beryllium tolerated, and strict enactment indispensable beryllium taken against the guilty.
