A family from Noida was seen protesting outside Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s official residence in Bhopal on Sunday. Earlier this week, the family lost a member – a 33-year-old woman who was found hanged at her matrimonial home in Bhopal’s Katara Hills area on May 12. The family accused her in-laws of committing a “dowry-related” murder. On Sunday, they reached the Prime Minister’s residence to demand a fresh post-mortem examination of her body at AIIMS Delhi.
What is the situation?
The Bhopal-based lawyer met the woman through a dating app in 2024 and married her in December 2025, according to news agency PTI. She moved to Bhopal after marriage, but her family claims that Twisha wanted to return to Noida and was in touch with them until 10 pm on the night of her death, May 12. Her family accused the man and his mother – a retired judge – of murder. The family also claims that her in-laws physically assaulted her and then destroyed the evidence.
What does the family ask of the CM?
The woman’s family claimed that her body remained in the morgue of AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) in Bhopal, for the last five days and demanded a second post-mortem examination at AIIMS Delhi.
Her father and brother said that officials from the Prime Minister’s Office assured them of fair action after they met them during the protest. The family also demanded that the legal proceedings in the case be transferred to a court outside Madhya Pradesh.
What do the police say?
The police have formed a six-member special investigation team to conduct a probe into the dowry harassment allegations.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Rajneesh Kashyap, who is heading the special investigation team, had earlier said that a case has been registered under the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act relating to death and dowry harassment against the husband and his mother.
He added that efforts have been intensified to pursue and arrest him.
The special investigation team will probe allegations of dowry harassment, physical assault and alleged attempts to destroy post-mortem evidence, officials said.
A local court granted anticipatory bail to the retired judge on Friday, while the anticipatory bail hearing is scheduled for May 18.
(with PTI inputs)
