Samarth Singh Taken Into Police Custody Over Wife Twisha Sharma's Mysterious Death

Bhopal: Samarth Singh was taken into police custody on Friday, ten days after his wife Twisha Sharma was found hanging at their home in Madhya Pradesh under suspicious circumstances. Notably, Samarth had been absconding since his wife's mysterious death on May 12 and emerged before the public on Friday as he reached the Jabalpur court to surrender himself.

Samarth has now been taken into custody by the Jabalpur Police and is being taken to Bhopal to be handed over the Bhopal Police. He is likely to be arrested shortly.

This comes shortly after he reached the court in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, to surrender himself. However, the divisional judge refused to accept his surrender, directing him to surrender in Bhopal, the original jurisdiction of the alleged crime.

Samarth Singh's lawyer reportedly claimed that his client reached Jabalpur to surrender because he feared that there could be a threat to his life if he went to Bhopal.

Samarth, who is a Bhopal-based lawyer, was seen in Jabalpur court with his face covered behind a mask, a cap and a pair of sunglasses. While exiting the court, he refused to entertain questions over why he had been missing for the past 10 days.

Earlier in the day, Samarth's lawyer, Senior Advocate Mrigendra Singh, informed the Madhya Pradesh High Court that his client wished to withdraw the anticipatory bail plea and surrender before the trial court. This came days after a lookout circular was issued against Samarth, with police also offering Rs 30,000 as reward for any information leading to his arrest.

Twisha Sharma's Mysterious Death

Twisha Sharma, who was former Miss Pune, was found hanging at her matrimonial home in Bhopal's Katara Hills area on the night of May 12 under suspicious circumstances. She had married Samarth in December 2025, roughly five months before her death.

The official post-mortem cited hanging as the cause of death, but her family pointed to multiple injury marks on her body, alleging that she was murdered, and did not commit suicide. It is also alleged that Twisha terminated her pregnancy after her husband questioned her whose child she was carrying, accusing her of having extra-marital affair.

CBI To Investigate Case

Following the Madhya Pradesh government's nod, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the investigation into the mysterious death case. The CBI will re-register an FIR regarding dowry death and will proceed to take the investigation forward.

It will also constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) shortly, comprising a team of officers drawn from its Delhi and Madhya Pradesh units.

The SIT will operate under the leadership of a CBI DIG.

HC Orders Second Post-Mortem

In another major development, the High Court ordered a second post-mortem of Twisha Sharma after concerns were raised regarding the first autopsy report, forensic inconsistencies and alleged gaps in the investigation.

The Bench directed that a specialised medical team formed by AIIMS Delhi conduct the fresh autopsy in Bhopal.

The court also ordered that Twisha’s body be preserved at minus 80 degrees Celsius until the second post-mortem is conducted. Videography of the entire process has also been made mandatory and will form part of the final report.

During the hearing, the court discussed multiple options, including shifting the body to AIIMS Delhi or flying AIIMS experts to Bhopal. Eventually, the Bench decided in favour of bringing the medical team to Bhopal, citing concerns related to transportation and preservation of the body.

The second post-mortem request was strongly opposed by the counsel representing Giribala Singh, who argued that the first autopsy had already been conducted by AIIMS doctors and another procedure was unnecessary.

However, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta maintained that although the professionalism of the doctors was not under question, there was no harm in obtaining a second opinion if the victim’s family believed something may have been overlooked.

Giribala Singh’s counsel also urged the court not to delay the final rites further, citing concerns over decomposition of the body.