Twisha Sharma Death Case: CBI Takes Over Probe, Re-Registers FIR After Receiving Police Files

Madhya Pradesh: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has officially taken over the investigation into the alleged dowry death of actor-model Twisha Sharma and re-registered the FIR after receiving the case files from the Madhya Pradesh Police.  

A central agency team has already arrived in Bhopal and officially taken control of the case. On Tuesday, May 26, the CBI will start its inquiry. The re-registered FIR names Twisha’s husband Samarth Singh and mother-in-law Giribala Singh as accused. The charge has been filed under several sections pertaining to cruelty against a married woman and dowry harassment.

The development comes after the Supreme Court on Monday heard a suo motu matter linked to the death of the 32-year-old actor-model, whose death sparked allegations of institutional bias, procedural lapses and demands for an impartial investigation.

What The CBI FIR Reveals? 

According to the FIR now re-registered by the CBI, Bhopal Police had received information on May 12 around 10:20 pm from Twisha’s husband, who informed the police that his wife had committed suicide.

According to the FIR, "antemortem hanging by ligature" was the cause of death. Additionally, it states that “multiple antemortem injuries (simple in nature, possible by blunt force over other parts of the body have been noted).”

The FIR also includes testimony from Twisha's relatives, who claimed that Twisha and Samarth Singh were married on December 9, 2025. The complaint claims that Samarth's mother demanded a dowry of about Rs 2 lakh during the wedding.

Twisha's family claimed that her husband and in-laws harassed her about dowry demands starting in February. According to the FIR, she was frequently made fun of and informed that her family's wedding expenditures fell well short of their expectations.

Additionally, the complaint alleges that Twisha's father routinely moved money to her bank account online and that she was not provided money for her personal expenses. Twisha fell pregnant in April, and her mother-in-law and husband allegedly put pressure on her to end the pregnancy, according to the FIR.

“Under duress, she aborted the child in the first week of May,” the FIR stated.

The complaint further mentions that on April 22, Samarth assured Twisha, her mother and others that he would not assault her. On the night of May 12, at around 9:41 pm, Twisha reportedly spoke to her mother through WhatsApp using her father’s phone.

“Samarth was shouting in the background and the phone was disconnected,” the FIR stated.

“I tried reaching out to my daughter, Samarth, and his mother. This went on for 20 minutes,” Twisha’s father said in the complaint. “At around 10:35 pm, my daughter-in-law Rashi received a call from Giri Bala, saying, ‘she is no more’.”

Supreme Court Steps In Amid Bias Allegations

The Supreme Court on Saturday took up the matter suo motu under the title: “In Re: Alleged institutional bias and procedural discrepancies in the unnatural death of a young girl at her matrimonial home.”

On Monday, a bench consisting of Justices Joymalya Bagchi, Vipul M. Pancholi, and Chief Justice of India Surya Kant heard the case. 

The top court cleared the way for a full-fledged CBI inquiry by ruling that the case should proceed completely in accordance with the law and not through media narratives.

“We are slightly in pain because of some of the actions. We will request our media friends not to go for the statements of the victim's family or the other family. Let the things move as per law and procedure,” the bench observed.

“We request the media not to record statements of the victim's family and reduce their pain to sound bites,” the court added, while cautioning against creating a narrative around the case.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the Supreme Court that the CBI would right away take over the investigation and assured the bench that all administrative procedures would be completed the same day.

The CBI is anticipated to start a new probe into the circumstances surrounding Twisha Sharma's death now that it is officially in charge.

On the evening of May 12, Twisha (33), a former model-actor from Noida, was discovered hanging at her marital home in the Katara Hills neighborhood of Bhopal. In December 2025, she married Samarth Singh, a native of Bhopal, a year after they first connected via an internet dating service. Twisha's family claimed after her death that her in-laws were harassing her for dowry.