Twisha Sharma death: Prime accused's surrender a 'planned conspiracy'

Samarth Singh, accused in the death of his wife Twisha Sharma, has surrendered in Jabalpur. Twisha's family has called the surrender a 'well-planned conspiracy', alleging interference, and is demanding a CBI probe and a second post-mortem.

Samarth Singh's attempt to surrender after withdrawing his bail is a 'well-planned conspiracy', Twisha Sharma's brother-in-law, Saurabh Sharma, alleged on Saturday. Samarth Singh is the prime accused in the death case of 33-year-old Twisha Sharma. Singh was arrested by the Bhopal police on Saturday after he showed a willingness to surrender after withdrawing his bail plea.

Speaking to ANI, Saurabh Sharma said that the accused, Samarth Singh, planned the surrender after withdrawing his bail and executed the plan before the deceased's family could get the case study. "His surrender in Jabalpur is a well-planned conspiracy. He did something in the process because earlier, when we were in the High Court, he was on bail. He withdrew his bail and planned to surrender. Then, somewhere, before we could get the case study, before the order could come, he went to the police station and surrendered. There was a lot of indecency going on there. There were a lot of lawyers, a lot of them were abusing. The media was also unable to do anything there. None of the family members was allowed inside. He was brought here at 2:30 am to the morning, to the Khatara Hills police station," he said.

Police arrest accused, seek 7-day remand

Police officials said on Saturday that Singh was arrested in Jabalpur. Officials are seeking a 7-day remand for the accused. "Our team has arrested the accused Samarth Singh from Jabalpur. We will produce him before the Court today. A press conference will be done at 1 pm today by the Police Commissioner. We will seek a 7-day remand of Samarth Singh," said ACP Rajnish Kashyap.

Family demands CBI probe, alleges interference

Twisha's brother-in-law highlighted that even though the Court has allowed a second post-mortem of the bdoy, no decision has been made until now, urging for a quick procedure. "The Court has allowed a second post-mortem, but no decision has been made yet. The sooner a committee is formed, the better. It's not yet known whether the AIIMS team will come here or they'll be airlifted there. We want this work done as quickly as possible," he added.

The victim's uncle, Lokesh Sharma, called for a CBI investigation, alleging that the senior officials and criminals are constantly hampering the legal process. "That's one of their tactics, because they're people involved in this law; their mother is a judge. The police should have arrested both mother and son long ago. The girl's body is still lying in the mortuary, and the entire family are in great pain," he said.

"The criminals, the officers here, and the senior officials who are constantly interfering in this entire legal process will be curbed if CBI intervenes. Whatever has already happened, the remaining proceedings should begin as soon as possible. The CBI should come in as soon as possible, and a second postmortem should be conducted so that we can perform her last rites with dignity," he added.

Twisha's uncle, Lokesh Sharma, also called it a "tactic" by the family, while demanding the arrest of Smarth Singh and his mother. "That's one of their tactics, because they're people involved in this law; their mother is a judge. The police should have arrested both mother and son long ago... The girl's body is still lying in the mortuary, and the entire family are in great pain," Twisha's uncle said.

Twisha Sharma, a resident of Noida, married Bhopal resident Samarth Singh in December 2025. Following her death on May 12, her family alleged mental torture and dowry harassment by her husband and in-laws. (ANI)

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