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Twisha Sharma cremated 12 days after death, second autopsy done
Former model and actor Twisha Sharma, who died at her marital home in Bhopal on May 12 allegedly due to dowry harassment, was cremated on Sunday after a team of doctors from AIIMS Delhi completed a second postmortem. The last rites were held at Bhadbhada Vishram Ghat after 5 PM, with her mother and family inconsolable.
Twisha, 33, was found hanging at her home in Katara Hills. Her family accused her in-laws of dowry harassment and abetment to suicide. The in-laws claimed she had a drug addiction. Police have filed an FIR against her husband Samarth Singh, a lawyer, and mother-in-law Giribala Singh, a former district judge, on charges of dowry harassment.
Samarth Singh was arrested in Jabalpur on Friday after being absconding for 10 days. A Bhopal court sent him to seven-day police remand on Saturday.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The case echoes a pattern where delayed autopsies and family allegations of dowry death spark public outrage. Twisha's family demanded a second postmortem to counter claims of drug addiction, a common defence in such cases. The accused include a former judge, which may influence proceedings. Under Section 304B of the IPC, dowry death carries a minimum seven-year sentence. The next key date is the end of the husband's police remand, when chargesheet or further investigation decisions will emerge.
Source: millenniumpost.in
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