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Twisha died three days before a planned meeting with her brother in Ajmer; family alleges Samarth refused to let her travel

Twisha Sharma had planned to visit her brother before she allegedly died by suicide at her Bhopal marital home

Twisha Sharma, the 33-year-old woman who died by hanging in Bhopal just five months into her marriage, reportedly had planned to meet her brother on May 15.

Sharma, however, was found dead on May 12.

An official who spoke to Hindustan Times said that Sharma was planning to travel to Ajmer.

“She was scheduled to travel to Ajmer on May 15, where her brother, Major Harshit Sharma, is posted. We are examining why she took such an extreme step despite having travel plans," the official said.

Her family also alleged that Samarth Singh refused to let her go to Ajmer despite her ticket being booked after they had a dispute.

Samarth Singh, who was arrested nine days after the investigations began, told police that Twisha’s behaviour changed after April 17, when her pregnancy was confirmed.

On Saturday, during interrogations Samarth said that Twisha said that she no longer wanted to continue a domestic life after her preganancy and that she wished to return to her parent's home.

She had left for Delhi the same evening. She later retured to Bhopal with her mother and brother on April 23 after persuasion from the family. Samarth said that disagreements continued after she returned.

He said that he had booked a ticket for them to travel to Bengaluru on April 24 and that Twisha had initially agreed to accompany him. He said that she later changed her mind and said that she wanted to travel to Ajmer to stay with her brother.

The disagreement on the travel plans reportedly led to another argument between the two, Samarth told investigators.

According to Twisha’s family, she had repeatedly asked to be taken away from the house via texts to her mother, citing tensions around her pregnancy and the uncomfortable atmosphere in her in-laws' home.

Twisha’s brother, Major Harshit Sharma, has been fighting for justice for his sister’s death.

In a recent audio conversation, which was made public, he is heard arguing with Twisha’s mother-in-law, Giribala Singh, about them questioning of Twisha's character.

Twisha’s husband, Samarth Singh, meanwhile, has been sent to seven days police remand. While speaking to NDTV, he said he did not want to and has not spoken to Samarth Singh

Major Harshit said that Singh did not grieve over his wife’s death. "I have not spoken to Samarth in any way, nor do I wish to," he said, adding that there was no visible sorrow in Samarth's conduct after Twisha's death.

Harshit also raised questions over the functioning of the police, saying that the media often seemed to learn about developments before the police did.

The death case has also reached the Supreme Court, and the hearing is set for Monday, May 25.The matter was registered as “In Re: Alleged institutional bias and procedural discrepancies in the unnatural death of a young girl at her matrimonial home.” the case will be heard by a bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and comprising justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi.