Archive · 19 Aug 2026
AIIMS Board Says Twisha Sharma Died by Suicide, Not Assault
Twisha Sharma was found dead at her home in Bhopal.
Her family had raised questions about how she died and about the first examination.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ordered another examination by doctors from AIIMS Delhi.
Five medical experts studied her body, the case details, and the place where she was found.
They said she died by hanging and that the death was suicide.
They found no important injuries showing that she had been attacked or struggled with someone.
The doctors also said the suspected ligature was a gymnastics belt with a metal ring.
Separately, the CBI accused her husband and mother-in-law of mentally hurting her and helping cause her suicide.
A five-member AIIMS medical board concluded that Twisha Sharma died by suicidal hanging.
The board found no injuries of medico-legal importance indicating physical assault or a struggle.
The board identified the examined ligature material as a gymnastics belt with a metal ring.
The board submitted its 11-page opinion to the CBI in a sealed cover on July 10.
The CBI chargesheeted Sharma’s husband Samarth Singh and mother-in-law Giribala Singh over alleged mental torture and abetment to suicide.
- Who
- Twisha Sharma; the five-member AIIMS medical board; the CBI; and Sharma’s husband Samarth Singh and mother-in-law Giribala Singh, who were chargesheeted.
- What
- The AIIMS board concluded that Sharma died by suicidal hanging and found no medical evidence of physical assault or struggle; the CBI separately filed charges against two relatives over alleged mental torture and abetment to suicide.
- When
- Sharma was found dead on the night of May 12; the High Court order was issued on May 22; the second autopsy took place on May 24; and the medical opinion was submitted on July 10.
- Where
- Sharma was found at her marital home in Bhopal’s Katara Hills area. The second postmortem was conducted in Bhopal by an AIIMS Delhi team, under a High Court direction for examination at AIIMS, New Delhi.
- Why
- The second postmortem was ordered to address critical doubts and allegations of lapses in the first autopsy.
Family’s concerns and prosecution allegations
Medical board’s forensic findings
Questions about the death
Family’s concerns and prosecution allegations
The family’s allegations of lapses in the first autopsy and doubts about the circumstances of death led to the Madhya Pradesh High Court ordering a second postmortem. The CBI later alleged that psychological torture contributed to the suicide.
Medical board’s forensic findings
The AIIMS board concluded that the death was suicidal hanging and found no injuries indicating physical assault or a struggle.
Legal responsibility
Family’s concerns and prosecution allegations
The CBI chargesheet accused Samarth Singh and Giribala Singh of alleged mental torture, cruelty, abetment to suicide and common intention.
Medical board’s forensic findings
The medical opinion addresses the cause and manner of death; it does not, by itself, determine the separate legal allegations against the accused.
- Deceased
- Twisha Sharma, a former actor-model and Miss Pune
- Medical conclusion
- Suicidal hanging causing asphyxia
- Injury findings
- No injuries of medico-legal importance suggesting assault or struggle
- Ligature material
- A gymnastics belt with a metal ring
- Medical opinion
- 11-page report submitted to the CBI in a sealed cover on July 10
- Second autopsy
- Conducted on May 24 by an AIIMS Delhi team
- CBI chargesheet
- Samarth Singh and Giribala Singh were accused of mental torture, cruelty, abetment to suicide and common intention
