CBI files chargesheet against husband and mother-in-law in Twisha Sharma death case

The Central Bureau of Investigation filed a chargesheet on Monday, August 17, 2026, against a lawyer and his mother, a retired judge, in connection with the death of the man's wife earlier this year. The chargesheet accuses Samarth Singh and his mother, Giribala Singh, a former district judge, of abetment to suicide and matrimonial cruelty in the death of 33-year-old former actor-model Twisha Sharma.

Sharma was found dead under suspicious circumstances at the couple's marital home in Bhopal's Katara Hills area on May 12. She had married Samarth Singh on December 9, 2025. According to the initial police report, Samarth Singh took his wife to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Bhopal, claiming she had died by suicide at home around 10:20 p.m. Hospital doctors informed police she was brought dead, leading to a medicolegal case.

Sharma's family alleged she was subjected to mental abuse, physical violence, and dowry-related harassment by her husband and mother-in-law. Following these allegations and a second autopsy ordered by the Madhya Pradesh High Court, the CBI took over the investigation. The second post-mortem was conducted on May 24 by a team from AIIMS Delhi in...