GUWAHATI: The Supreme Court of India on Saturday, May 24, registered a suo motu case in connection with the alleged dowry death of Noida resident Twisha Sharma, amid claims by her family of evidence tampering and procedural lapses in the investigation.
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A three-judge Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi is scheduled to hear the matter on May 25. The case has been registered under the title “In Re: Alleged Institutional Bias and Procedural Discrepancies in the Unnatural Death of a Young Girl at Her Matrimonial Home.”
Twisha Sharma, a model-turned-actor from Noida, had married advocate Samarth Singh, son of retired district judge Giribala Singh, in December 2025 and had been living in Bhopal’s Katara Hills area.
She was found dead at her in-laws’ residence on May 12. Her family subsequently alleged dowry harassment and abetment to suicide against her husband and in-laws. An FIR was registered on May 15 against the accused.
Police constituted a six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) the following day to probe the case. On May 18, a sessions court in Bhopal rejected Samarth Singh’s bail plea, while police announced a reward for information leading to his arrest.
Twisha’s family on May 19 sought an independent investigation, raising concerns over the handling of the case and alleging that attempts were being made to malign the deceased’s character in public.
A day later, the family met the state’s chief minister, who assured them that he would recommend a CBI probe. On the same day, a Bhopal court rejected a plea for a second post-mortem examination, while police increased the reward for Samarth Singh’s arrest.
Police later issued a final notice to Giribala Singh to record her statement, as Samarth Singh moved a fresh bail application before the court.
On May 22, Samarth Singh was taken into custody by police in Jabalpur from a district court premises after he arrived there to surrender, according to his counsel.
The Supreme Court’s intervention comes amid growing scrutiny of the investigation and demands for an impartial probe into the case.