Twisha Sharma death case: Supreme Court backs CBI probe, asks media to exercise restraint
The Supreme Court has supported the transfer of the Twisha Sharma death case to the CBI, addressing concerns about judicial bias. The court emphasized the need for a prompt investigation and urged both families to communicate with authorities rather than the media. A second autopsy has been conducted, and the results are pending as the investigation unfolds.
- ▪The Supreme Court backed the Madhya Pradesh government's decision to hand over the Twisha Sharma case to the CBI.
- ▪Twisha Sharma was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal on May 12, 2026, shortly after her marriage.
- ▪The court urged both families to refrain from media statements and focus on cooperating with the investigation.
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The Supreme Court on Monday (May 25, 2026) backed the Madhya Pradesh government’s call to handover the former model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma death case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), saying it had stepped in with awareness of a “narrative” created that the judiciary was involved in denying her family a fair probe.The court had registered the suo motu case titled ‘In Re: Alleged Institutional Bias and Procedural Differences In The Unnatural Death Of A Young Girl At Her Matrimonial Home’ late on the evening of Saturday (May 23, 2026), posting the case for urgent hearing on Monday (May 25, 2026).When the case was called up first on the list before a three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the court of the State’s…
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