AIIMS Delhi Forms 4-Member Panel For Twisha Sharma's Second Autopsy, Team To Fly To Bhopal Today

AIIMS Delhi Forms 4-Member Panel For Twisha Sharma's Second Autopsy, Team To Fly To Bhopal Today Published By, Last Updated: May 23, 2026, 18:16 IST With the approval of the AIIMS director, Dr Gupta formed the four-member medical board. Twisha Sharma had tied the knot with Samarth Singh in December last year. Following an order by the Madhya Pradesh High Court in the alleged dowry death case of Twisha Sharma, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi has formed a medical board of four senior doctors to conduct a second autopsy of the deceased actor-turned-model in Bhopal. Dr Sudhir Gupta, head of the Forensic Medicine department at AIIMS Delhi, said the court had directed the institute’s director to constitute the panel.

The hospital received the court order and a formal request from Madhya Pradesh government officials to conduct the postmortem on Sunday morning. AIIMS-Led Panel To Head To Bhopal Today With the approval of the AIIMS director, Dr Gupta formed the four-member medical board, which will travel to Bhopal on a state-chartered aircraft along with advanced forensic equipment, later in the day. “The team, along with the latest instruments, will fly by a state chartered plane at 6 pm today," Dr Gupta said. Twisha’s Body Kept In AIIMS-Bhopal The body of the 33-year-old woman is presently kept at the mortuary of AIIMS in Bhopal, PTI reported, citing officials. The case witnessed major developments on Friday after the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed a second postmortem examination by a specialised team from AIIMS, Delhi.

On the same day, Twisha’s husband Samarth Singh withdrew his anticipatory bail plea, while his mother, retired judge Giribala Singh, was issued a notice seeking cancellation of her bail due to alleged non-cooperation with investigators. Samarth Singh, arrested in connection with the case, was brought to Bhopal early Saturday and later remanded to seven days of police custody. Police sources said Singh, a lawyer and son of Giribala Singh, arrived at the Katara Hills police station around 2 am. Twisha, originally from Noida, was found hanging at her matrimonial home in Bhopal’s Katara Hills locality on May 12. While her in-laws have claimed she was battling drug addiction, her family has alleged sustained dowry harassment pushed her to death.

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