Family questions police probe in Twisha case:Injury marks found on body, accused yet to be arrested by police

More than a week after the alleged suicide of Twisha Sharma, a resident of Noida, married to Samarth Singh in December 2025, in Bhopal, serious questions continue to surround the police investigation. The deceased’s family has alleged major lapses in the handling of the case and accused authorities of negligence. Meanwhile, the main accused, Samarth Singh, remains absconding even nine days after the incident. Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar has increased the reward on the accused from ₹10,000 to ₹30,000. Six police teams have been deployed to trace him. Police have also formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) and issued a lookout notice, but the accused has not yet been arrested. AIIMS submitted a preliminary postmortem report to police Sources said AIIMS Bhopal submitted a preliminary postmortem report to police within 24 hours of the incident. The report reportedly mentioned multiple injury marks on Twisha’s body. Despite this, police allegedly failed to take swift action against the accused. From the beginning, Twisha’s family has maintained that her death was suspicious and has accused police of negligence in the investigation. The family has also expressed dissatisfaction with the Bhopal Police probe and demanded an investigation by another agency. According to the family, when they reached Katara Hills police station on the night of May 13, Station House Officer Sunil Dubey and other police personnel allegedly misbehaved with them. They claimed the police station gates were shut and they were asked to leave the premises. Twisha family plan to approach High Court Upset over the alleged inaction against police personnel, the family is now preparing to approach the High Court. Judicial Magistrate First Class Anudita Gupta, while hearing the matter, stated that permitting a second postmortem outside the state was beyond her jurisdiction. However, the court directed the Katara Hills police station in-charge to ensure preservation of the body. The court ordered authorities to preserve Twisha’s body at -80°C to prevent decomposition and protect future forensic examination. At present, the body has been kept in the AIIMS mortuary, where storage facilities are available only at -4°C. According to forensic experts, a body can remain preserved at that temperature for only four to five days. The court has also directed accused Samarth Singh to appear before it on May 23 and present his side. Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar said the SIT is conducting an impartial investigation from all possible angles. According to him, the preliminary investigation indicates the case appears to be one of suicide. He stated that the marks found on Twisha’s neck were consistent with hanging using a belt. Meanwhile, Katara Hills Station House Officer Sunil Dubey denied allegations of misbehaviour with the family. He said CCTV cameras are installed across the police station premises and claimed no inappropriate conduct took place there.