Twisha Sharma's Body Stored At -4°C As Bhopal Lacks Low Temperature Preservation Facility

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• Twisha Sharma's Body Stored At -4°C As Bhopal Lacks Low Temperature Preservation Facility Published By, Last Updated: May 21, 2026, 08:26 IST Twisha Sharma was found hanging at her marital home in Bhopal’s Katara Hills area on May 12. Twisha Sharma (Image Credits: X) Bhopal court on Wednesday directed the police to urgently verify whether any medical institution in Madhya Pradesh has the facility to preserve the body of Twisha Sharma at ultra-low temperatures, after noting that no such facility currently exists in the city.
• The direction came while the court rejected a plea filed by Twisha Sharma’s parents seeking a second post-mortem examination at AIIMS Delhi.
• The court observed that Sharma’s body is presently stored in the mortuary at AIIMS Bhopal at -4°C, while long-term preservation requires storage at nearly -80°C.
• Judicial Magistrate First Class Anudita Gupta said in her order that no facility for such low-temperature preservation was...