Inside Twisha Sharma Case: Husband's ₹7 lakh claim, abortion talks during MP SIT probe

The Madhya Pradesh Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Twisha Sharma death case questioned her husband, Samarth Singh, for over three hours before handing the investigation over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday. 

While questioning, Singh had told the officials that the model-turned-actor was "distressed" following her abortion. 

Twisha Sharma, 33, was allegedly found hanging at her marital residence in Bhopal on May 12. Her family alleged dowry harassment, while her in-laws claimed that she had a drug addiction. 

The SIT conducted a recreation of the crime scene, which lasted for two hours, reported ANI. According to ANI sources, Samarth repeatedly attempted to mislead the investigators during the questioning on his period of abscondence. 

He also said that he had given Rs 7 lakh to Twisha. 

The SIT had seized Samarth's laptop, mobile phone, passport, Aadhaar card, and other key documents. 

The CBI registered an FIR in the case after taking over the probe on orders from a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. 

The CBI has booked Twisha Sharma's husband and her mother-in-law, former district judge Giribala Singh, under Sections 80(2), 85, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act—charges that were originally levelled by the state police. 

The post-mortem report stated that the death was due to "antemortem hanging by ligature" and noted that her body bore multiple antemortem injuries, described as simple in nature and possibly caused by blunt force to other parts of the body.

A second autopsy was conducted by a specialised team from AIIMS Delhi, and the report is still awaited.