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Police wrote a letter to the family of Twisha Sharma, warned about the body rotting.

Samira Vishwas | May 21, 2026 9:24 AM CST

Twisha Sharma Death Case: The case of death under suspicious circumstances of Twisha Sharma, daughter-in-law of retired District and Sessions Judge Giribala Singh, living in Katara Hills police station area of the capital Bhopal, is continuously gaining momentum. Now Katara Hills police station has sent a letter to Twisha Sharma’s father Navnidhi Sharma. This letter was given just before the commencement of the hearing in the district court.

The letter states that Twisha’s body has been kept at a temperature of minus 6 degrees Celsius in AIIMS Bhopal. Minus 80 degree Celsius temperature is required to preserve the dead body for a long time, but this facility is not available in AIIMS Bhopal. The police have also clarified in the letter that they have no objection to the postmortem being conducted again, but to save the body from decomposing, the family should collect the body soon.

twisha sharma death complete timeline

On May 11, around 10 pm, Twisha Sharma’s body was found hanging in her house.
At around 10:30 pm, Twisha was taken to AIIMS Bhopal, where doctors declared her brought dead.
According to AIIMS records, Twisha was brought to the hospital in a dead state at around 12 o’clock on the intervening night of 11-12 May.
Postmortem was conducted at AIIMS Bhopal on the morning of 12 May.
On May 13, the family members reached the Police Commissioner’s office and created a ruckus.
On May 13, police registered a case of dowry death against Giribala Singh and his son Samarth.
On May 13, Giribala Singh filed an application for anticipatory bail.
On the evening of May 14, the court approved the bail on a personal bond of Rs 50 thousand.
On May 15, the family refused to accept the postmortem report of AIIMS.
On May 15-16, the family members raised the demand to hand over the investigation to Delhi Police.
On May 17, family members staged a protest outside the CM House and later met the Police Commissioner.
On May 18, the family filed a petition for re-postmortem in Delhi AIIMS.
On May 18, Bhopal Police gave an application asking the family to take the body, otherwise the police will perform the last rites.
On May 20, Katara Hills Police sent a letter to the family saying that AIIMS does not have a deep freezer to keep the dead body safe for a long time, hence the body may decompose.
On May 20, a hearing regarding postmortem was held again in the district court.
On May 20, the National Commission for Women sought a report from the DGP of Madhya Pradesh.
On May 20, Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha wrote a letter to the Union Home Minister and the Chief Minister demanding a CBI investigation into the matter.

Senior Supreme Court advocate and Congress Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha has written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav demanding a CBI investigation into the matter. Vivek Tankha said that the family members have been worried for justice for the last eight days. In view of the allegations made by the family members and the doubts raised, a CBI investigation is necessary for a fair investigation.

Today, the family members of deceased Twisha Sharma met Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav at Mantralaya. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav assured him that the state government will provide full assistance to the family in this matter. A letter will also be written to CBI for investigation in this matter. The court will take a decision regarding re-postmortem of the deceased, but if the family wishes, then transport facility will be provided to take the body to Delhi AIIMS. Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav said that if the family members wish, the state government will write a letter to hand over the investigation of Twisha case to CBI. He said that the court will take the final decision regarding conducting post-mortem in Delhi AIIMS. After getting the permission of the court, the state government will make arrangements to safely transport the body to Delhi AIIMS.

The National Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognizance of the case to the suspicious death of Twisha Sharma. Citing media reports, the Commission said that Twisha Sharma died under suspicious circumstances just five months after her marriage. The victim’s family members have made serious allegations of dowry harassment, mental and physical torture against her husband Samarth Singh and mother-in-law Giribala Singh. At the same time, a large number of former army officers and ex-servicemen came out on the streets demanding justice and fair investigation.