The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday directed that a second post-mortem examination of Twisha Sharma, who died under mysterious circumstances at her matrimonial home in Bhopal, be conducted by a team of doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
The single-judge Bench of Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh, however, clarified that the post-mortem would be carried out in Bhopal itself and that a special flight would be arranged to facilitate the travel of AIIMS doctors. The Court directed that the exercise be conducted at the earliest.
The order came on a petition filed by Twisha Sharma’s father, Navnidhi Sharma. Twisha, a resident of Noida, had married Samarth Singh, a Bhopal-based lawyer, around five months ago after the two reportedly met through a dating application. She died recently under circumstances that are presently under investigation.
Her family has accused her in-laws of subjecting her to continuous domestic violence and harassment and has alleged that these acts led to her death. The family sought a second post-mortem examination to determine the exact cause of death.
An FIR has been registered by the Katara Hills Police Station in connection with the incident. Twisha Sharma’s husband and her mother-in-law, retired judge Giribala Singh, have been booked on allegations relating to dowry harassment.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the State, supported the plea seeking a second post-mortem. At the same time, he clarified before the Court that the State was not casting any doubt on the competence or integrity of the doctors who had conducted the earlier post-mortem examination.
