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Fractured Evidence and the Official Story of Twisha Sharma

Thursday, May 21, 2026
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Fractured Evidence and the Official Story of Twisha Sharma

The courtroom in Bhopal felt less like a place for justice and more like a stage for exposing a thousand tiny fractures in the official story. It was all about Twisha Sharma , thirty-three years old, found hanging at her in-laws’ home on May 12th. Five months after she married the lawyer, Samarth Singh . Five months of silence, and now, the noise of fractured evidence echoing in the air.

The questions thrown around the table weren't polite inquiries. Multiple, gaping holes.

You had the basic framework, right? The official narrative. But the reality unfolding in that courtroom felt entirely different. It felt like a collection of contradictory timelines and missing objects.

The Missing Piece: The Belt

The first huge knot they started pulling on was the ligature itself. The belt. That simple piece of material that supposedly caused the death. It became the epicenter of the argument.

Why wasn't the belt sent to the AIIMS doctors when the initial post-mortem was done? It’s a question that sticks in the throat of the entire proceedings. Twisha Sharma’s lawyer pressed hard on this. They argued, quite forcefully, that without that piece of evidence—the belt—the doctors couldn't properly match the marks found on her neck to the material used for the hanging. It’s a fundamental legal argument, isn’t it? If you can’t verify the physical evidence, what do you have?

The police, of course, had an explanation. They admitted the Forensic Science Laboratory team had seized the belt. But they couldn't justify why it wasn't immediately sent to the hospital. Negligence. That was the word thrown around. The Bhopal Police Commissioner admitted the delay was possible, a lapse in procedure. But the police insisted, stubbornly, that the belt was sent later.

The Post-Mortem Report and Timeline

Then there was the post-mortem report itself. Or rather, the alarming lack of detail within it.

Twisha’s lawyer immediately zeroed in on the documentation.

They demanded more.

And the police response?

The Timeline

The CCTV footage presented in court painted one picture. A clear sequence of events, recorded on film.

But then you look at the official paperwork. The FIR. The First Information Report.

That gap. Nearly three hours.

That gap became the central, screaming point of contention. Was the CCTV timestamp wrong? Was the FIR timing deliberately skewed?

The Contradictions in the Paper Trail

Twisha Sharma’s age. Then another place, it mentions thirty-one. These tiny numerical shifts, these almost invisible errors, suddenly become monumental. They suggest a fundamental sloppiness, or worse, an attempt to manipulate the basic identity of the victim within the legal framework.

And then there’s the handling of the body. The report states the body was handed over to the family. But the relatives claim they never claimed it.

Her husband.

He remains the key accused.

It means the investigation isn't clean.

Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board

Gree News Team covers international news and global affairs at Gree News. Our collective of senior editors is dedicated to providing independent, accurate, and responsible journalism for a global audience.

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