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  2026-07-13 07:05:00

The ongoing investigation into the high-profile death of 33-year-old former model and actress Twisha Sharma has taken a dramatic forensic turn. A five-member medical board from AIIMS Delhi officially submitted its definitive, 11-page second post-mortem report to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on July 10, 2026.

The breakthrough findings give the central probe agency a critical scientific advantage. Laboratory and histopathological analyses have positively identified Twisha’s skin tissue on a seized gymnastics belt equipped with a metal ring, matching the exact ligature injury pattern observed around the victim’s neck.

Overcoming Initial Lapses: The Path to the Second Autopsy

Twisha Sharma was found hanging at her matrimonial residence in Bhopal on May 12, 2026. Her husband, lawyer Samarth Singh, rushed her to AIIMS Bhopal, claiming she had committed suicide. However, emergency room doctors declared her brought dead, triggering an immediate medico-legal case.

Massive structural oversights quickly bogged down the initial investigation:

Missing Material Evidence: During the first autopsy at AIIMS Bhopal, local police failed to produce the primary weapon or ligature material before the medical board, rendering the initial forensic conclusion deeply ambiguous and incomplete.

The High Court Interventions: Citing absolute lapses in state-level protocols and backing the intense appeals of Twisha’s family, the Madhya Pradesh High Court stepped in. The court ordered the case to be completely stripped from local jurisdiction, transferred the entire probe to the CBI, and ordered a rigorous second autopsy.

The AIIMS Delhi Review: Acting on the judiciary’s mandate, a top-tier forensic team conducted a secondary post-mortem on May 24, 2026, while concurrently executing a specialised physical re-enactment and telemetry review at the original crime scene in Bhopal.

An Airtight Forensic Standpoint for the Judiciary

The final report was handed over directly to the designated CBI investigating officer in a strictly sealed envelope, ensuring legal confidentiality before it is formally presented to the registrar general of the High Court.

Dr Sudhir Gupta, the long-serving Head of the Department of Forensic Medicine at AIIMS Delhi, confirmed that his specialised board spent nearly a full month deliberating on every minute detail, cross-referencing global forensic literature to ensure the scientific justifications are entirely bulletproof.

Shifting Timelines and Severe Dowry Harassment Claims

The fresh scientific evidence heavily aligns with the harrowing timeline and domestic abuse narratives provided by the victim’s family. According to the structural details recorded in the primary FIR, Twisha had an active phone conversation with her mother at 9:41 PM on the night of her death, during which family members could clearly hear Samarth shouting aggressively in the background before the connection cut abruptly.

When relatives made frantic attempts to call back, the line was intentionally ignored until Twisha’s mother-in-law, Giribala Singh—a high-profile retired Principal District and Sessions Judge—answered a subsequent call, flatly stated “she is no more,” and disconnected the line.

While the first post-mortem did confirm “antemortem hanging by ligature” alongside “multiple antemortem injuries,” the missing link was proving what object caused those wounds. Now that forensic science has tied the gymnastics belt directly to the skin lacerations, the CBI is using the data to aggressively interrogate both Samarth Singh and Giribala Singh during their active remand window. The family maintains that years of constant mental cruelty and violent demands for additional dowry wealth ultimately culminated in the tragedy, and vows that their public campaign for justice at Rishikesh will continue until a final conviction is secured.