Archive · 18 Aug 2026
AIIMS medical board confirms Twisha Sharma died by suicide
A group of doctors from a famous hospital in New Delhi called AIIMS studied what happened to a young woman named Twisha Sharma.
She was a model and actress who was found dead at her home in Bhopal on the night of May 12.
Some people wondered whether someone had hurt her, and her family said the first examination was not done properly.
A court in Madhya Pradesh asked the doctors to examine her body a second time.
The doctors also visited the place where she was found.
They studied the case carefully for almost a month.
In the end, they said Twisha died by suicide and that there were no signs that anyone attacked her.
The doctors gave their detailed report to the CBI, a special police agency, on July 10.
Police think her husband and his mother were unkind to her, but their lawyer says they did nothing wrong.
A five-member AIIMS New Delhi medical board concluded that Twisha Sharma died by suicide through ante-mortem hanging using a gymnastic belt with a ring.
The final forensic opinion, submitted to the CBI on July 10 in a sealed 11-page cover, found no injuries suggestive of physical assault or struggle.
The board was constituted after a May 22 Madhya Pradesh High Court order for a second postmortem, which was conducted on May 24 in Bhopal.
Sharma, a former Miss Pune and model-turned-actor from Noida, was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal's Katara Hills on the night of May 12.
The CBI has allegedly concluded that husband Samarth Singh and mother Giribala Singh subjected her to sustained mental cruelty, while their lawyer denies any case or dowry demand.
- Who
- Twisha Sharma, a former Miss Pune and model-turned-actor, whose death was investigated by a five-member AIIMS New Delhi medical board led by Dr Sudhir Gupta; the report was submitted to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- What
- The AIIMS medical board confirmed Sharma died by suicide by ante-mortem hanging and ruled out injuries suggestive of physical assault or struggle
- When
- Sharma was found dead on the night of May 12; the second postmortem was conducted on May 24, and the final opinion was submitted to the CBI on July 10
- Where
- Bhopal's Katara Hills area, with the second postmortem conducted in Bhopal by the AIIMS Delhi medical board
- Why
- The board was constituted following a May 22 Madhya Pradesh High Court order for a second postmortem to resolve disputed details, including the gymnastic belt allegedly used as ligature material
Family and CBI Allegations
Defense and Medical Findings
Cause of death and assault allegations
Family and CBI Allegations
Twisha's family alleged the first post-mortem at AIIMS Bhopal was manipulated under the influence of the accused, and that report documented multiple antemortem injuries on her body.
Defense and Medical Findings
The AIIMS Delhi medical board concluded the death was suicidal in manner, caused by ante-mortem hanging, with no injuries suggestive of assault or scuffle prior to death.
Dowry and mental cruelty allegations
Family and CBI Allegations
The CBI allegedly concluded that Samarth Singh and Giribala Singh subjected Twisha to sustained mental cruelty, leaving her no choice but to end her life, and is probing dowry death allegations.
Defense and Medical Findings
Enosh George Carlo, lawyer for the accused, said no case has been made out against his clients and there is no evidence of any demand for dowry.
Ligature material dispute
Family and CBI Allegations
The first post-mortem report noted the alleged ligature material was not presented during examination, so scientific correlation between the ligature mark and the material could not be established.
Defense and Medical Findings
The AIIMS Delhi board resolved the disputed details, concluding the gymnastic belt with a ring was the ligature material used in the hanging.
- Victim
- Twisha Sharma, former Miss Pune and model-turned-actor
- Cause of death
- Asphyxia due to ante-mortem hanging (suicide, per AIIMS medical board)
- Physical assault
- Ruled out by the AIIMS Delhi board
- Medical board
- Five-member AIIMS New Delhi panel led by Dr Sudhir Gupta
- Report submitted
- July 10, in a sealed 11-page cover to the CBI
- Death location
- Matrimonial home in Katara Hills, Bhopal
- Date found dead
- Night of May 12
- Accused
- Samarth Singh and Giribala Singh
