New details have emerged amid the ongoing investigation into the death of model-actor Twisha Sharma. The Noida woman married Bhopal resident and lawyer Samarth Singh in December 2025. She died on May 12, and the mystery around the circumstances of her death deepened a few months after the wedding.
Her family alleged that she was subjected to dowry harassment and psychological and physical torture, but her in-laws, including retired district judge Gribala Singh, Samarth’s mother, denied all the accusations.
HT has now learned that Twisha Sharma was planning to travel to Ajmer and meet her brother Major Harshit Sharma on May 15, three days after she was found dead.
“She was scheduled to travel to Ajmer on May 15, where her brother Major Harshit Sharma is stationed. We are examining why she took such an extreme step despite her travel plans,” an official said.
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Major Harshit Sharma attracted attention after his sister’s death as one of his audio conversations with her mother-in-law Giripala Singh recently went viral. Twisha’s family said it was clear in the alleged audio recording that Singh was questioning her daughter-in-law’s character. The news agency quoted Meenakshi Sharma, Twisha’s cousin, as saying: “In the audio recording, she can clearly be heard questioning Twisha’s character… This shows her perverted mentality… And even now, she speaks badly about her daughter-in-law.” that I.
Twisha Sharma’s husband, Samarth Singh, is currently in police custody after being on the run for 10 days. He surrendered before the cops on Friday, was produced before Judicial Magistrate First Class Anodita Gupta on Saturday, and was sent to police custody for seven days.
Meanwhile, Bhopal Police on Saturday said it had issued three notices to Gribala Singh, though the retired judge denied receiving any word in this regard and said she would be happy to cooperate if the cops approached her.
In a major development, the Twisha Sharma death case also reached the Supreme Court recently, and the hearing is scheduled to take place on Monday, May 25. The case has been registered under the title ‘In re: Alleged institutional bias and procedural discrepancies in the unnatural death of a young girl in the matrimonial home’ and will be heard by a bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalia Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi.
