Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav on Wednesday assured members of Twisha Sharma's family that the probe into her death would be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
This comes as a Madhya Pradesh court on Wednesday rejected a May 19 application for a second postmortem at AIIMS Delhi—a major setback for the Noida-based Sharma family, who had alleged discrepancies in the first examination.
#WATCH | Bhopal, MP | Twisha Sharma death case | Father of the deceased, Navnidhi Sharma says, "Why handover of the body should be taken when the case is dubious? The PM (postmortem) report and evidence do not match. This is the reason we have applied for second postmortem. We… pic.twitter.com/didv78PVCq
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The case stems from the alleged suicide of the 33-year-old from the terrace of her in-laws' house on May 12, and comes just five months after her marriage to lawyer Samarth Singh.
Sharma's family, however, has maintained that the case was a "dowry death", and not a suicide, citing discrepancies in the case, such as the nylon belt that she had allegedly used to hang herself, which was not provided during her autopsy.
This rendered doctors at AIIMS Bhopal unable to conduct a scientific comparison between the belt and the ligature marks found on her neck.
Despite this, the Police Commissioner of Bhopal, Sanjay Kumar, on Wednesday reiterated that Sharma's death had been due to suicide.
#WATCH | Bhopal, MP | On Twisha Sharma death case, Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar says, "This is a suicide case. We have announced a Rs 10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the main accused. Six teams constituted for his arrest, and a Look Out Circular is… pic.twitter.com/9GIVecfsLw
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He also rejected allegations of the police and the courts being influenced by Singh's family, adding that the ongoing probe would focus on determining the specific circumstances that allegedly drove her to take the extreme step.
Yet, he said that the police had no objection to Sharma's family seeking a second postmortem—a decision to be taken by the court.
However, a court in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday rejected this plea, raising serious concerns over the preservation of Sharma's body, which has been kept at the AIIMS Bhopal mortuary since May 13.
Notably, the police had earlier informed Sharma's family that her body was being preserved at -4ºC, while doctors had advised that it be kept at -80ºC for long-term preservation—a feature currently not available at AIIMS Bhopal.
The court also demanded a report outlining whether any higher medical institution in Madhya Pradesh had this preservation facility.
