SC takes suo motu cognizance of Twisha Sharma death case; The CJI-led bench will hear the case on Monday. india news
New Delhi: The Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of Twisha Sharma death case on Saturday. News agency ANI reported that a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is likely to consider the matter on Monday.The case included allegations of dowry harassment and abetment of suicide against Tvisha’s husband and in-laws, including a retired district judge. Also read: Twisha Sharma case timelineNoida-based model-turned-actress Tvisha Sharma married lawyer Samarth Singh, son of retired District Judge Giribala Singh, in December 2025 and moved to Katara Hills area of Bhopal.On May 12, Twisha was found dead at her in-laws’ house in Katara Hills. Her family later accused her husband and in-laws of dowry harassment and abetting her suicide.The police had registered an FIR on May 15 against the retired judge and his lawyer son in the alleged dowry death case. The next day, the police formed a six-member SIT to investigate the case.As public attention on the case grew, Twisha’s family staged a brief protest outside the Chief Minister’s official residence on 17 May after not being able to meet him.On May 18, a sessions court in Bhopal had rejected the bail plea of Samarth Singh. Bhopal Police also announced a reward of Rs 10,000 for information leading to his arrest.Tvisha’s family demanded an independent investigation into the case on 19 May, questioning the police investigation and alleging a “posthumous character test” of the deceased by the accused party while speaking to the media.A day later, the family met the Chief Minister, who assured them that he would demand a CBI inquiry into the case. The same day, a Bhopal court rejected a petition seeking a second post-mortem investigation, while the police increased the reward for the arrest of Samarth Singh to Rs 30,000.Police later issued a third and final notice to Giribala Singh to record his statement, while Samarth Singh filed a fresh bail plea before the court.According to his lawyer, on May 22, Jabalpur police took Samarth Singh into custody from the district court premises when he had reached there to surrender.
