Twisha Sharma's husband sent to 7-day police remand day after surrender drama

A Bhopal court sent Samarth Singh, husband of Noida woman Twisha Sharma, to seven days of police custody in connection with her death. The remand came a day after Singh dramatically surrendered before a Jabalpur court, sparking commotion on the court premises.

In Short

• Bhopal court sends Samarth Singh to 7-day police remand for questioning
• Singh was brought to Bhopal from Jabalpur day after chaotic surrender
• He had been absconding for 10 days after his wife was found hanging

A Bhopal court on Saturday sent Samarth Singh, the husband of Noida woman Twisha Sharma, who was arrested in connection with her death, to seven days of police custody after he was brought to Bhopal from Jabalpur earlier today. Samarth Singh's remand came a day after he made a dramatic appearance at a Jabalpur court to surrender, triggering chaos on the court premises. The court also ordered the seizure of Samarth Singh's passport while he is in police custody.

Police sources told news agency PTI that Samrath Singh, the lawyer son of former judge and Bhopal Consumer Court chairperson Giribala Singh, was brought to the Katara Hills police station in Bhopal around 2 am. He was produced before the court and police sought his remand for questioning, Bhopal Commissioner of Police Sanjay Kumar had said.

Twisha Sharma, a 33-year-old woman from Noida, was found hanging at her matrimonial home in Bhopal’s Katara Hills area on May 12. While her in-laws have alleged that she was battling drug addiction, her family has claimed she was subjected to dowry harassment and that it drove her to death.

Speaking after the hearing, Samarth Singh’s lawyer Gyanendra Sharma said the defence had opposed the police demand for a seven-day remand, arguing that there was little left to investigate and sought only one day of custody. "However, the court allowed the police plea in full. The defence accepted the order and would cooperate with the investigation," he said.

Twisha Sharma’s brother, Harshit Rana, welcomed the court’s decision and renewed the family’s demand for a CBI probe. He alleged that Samarth Singh appeared unaffected during the hearing and claimed he was smiling inside the courtroom despite his wife’s death.

Samarth Singh had been absconding for more than a week after an FIR was lodged against him and his mother. On Friday, he withdrew his pre-arrest bail plea before the Madhya Pradesh High Court and surrendered before the Jabalpur district court, following which he was arrested outside the court premises.

Responding to questions on the Madhya Pradesh government’s recommendation for a CBI inquiry, Bhopal Police Commissioner Kumar said the local police would continue with the investigation until the central agency formally assumes charge.

On the status of questioning Samarth Singh’s mother, Giribala Singh, the commissioner said her statement would be recorded soon. Police had earlier issued her a third and final notice after she allegedly failed to appear for questioning. Officers, he added, were occupied with proceedings in the High Court in Jabalpur on Friday.

The High Court had issued notice to Giribala Singh, returnable by May 25, on petitions seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted to her by a Bhopal court.

AIIMS DELHI TEAM ON WAY TO BHOPAL

Separately, AIIMS Delhi has constituted a four-member medical board to conduct a second autopsy of Twisha Sharma following directions from the High Court in the high-profile death case.

According to Dr Sudhir Gupta, head of forensic medicine at AIIMS Delhi, the court authorised the institute’s director to form the panel. The team of senior doctors is scheduled to fly to Bhopal by a state-chartered aircraft. Officials said the body of Twisha Sharma is currently being kept at the mortuary of AIIMS Bhopal.

Twisha's family had demanded a second autopsy, alleging that the first post-mortem had "discrepancies" and had approached a lower court, which had rejected their plea. They then approached the High Court, which accepted their demand.

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(with inputs from PTI)