The death of Noida’s Twisha Sharma at her matrimonial home in Bhopal has taken a sharper turn, with her mother-in-law, retired judge Giribala Singh, accusing the woman’s parents of running a vendetta against her family and trying to ensure that her son, Samarth Singh, is sent to jail.
In an exclusive conversation with India Today TV, Giribala Singh alleged that Twisha’s parents were exerting sustained pressure on authorities and the legal system with the sole aim of getting Samarth arrested and her anticipatory bail rejected.
“It seems to me that they are simply exerting mounting pressure, intent on ensuring that Samarth ends up in jail. They want my anticipatory bail to be rejected. They want everything that could possibly go wrong for us to happen,” she said.
Twisha Sharma‘s family has alleged foul play in her death, accusing her in-laws of wrongdoing, including domestic violence, mental harassment, physical abuse and even murder. They have demanded a second autopsy and refused to conduct her final rites, demanding justice.
Giribala Singh also criticised Twisha’s family for refusing to conduct the final rites. “The child (Twisha) cannot even find a resting place in the earth. They are not doing the right thing by stopping the last rites. She should at least be allowed peace,” she said.
Twisha, a Noida resident, was found hanging at her marital home in Bhopal’s Katara Hills area on the night of May 12. Police are investigating the case as a suspected suicide.
A six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed, and a case has been registered against Samarth Singh and Giribala Singh under provisions related to dowry death and harassment.
Responding to allegations of dowry demands, Giribala Singh denied accusations that her family had sought Rs 2 lakh from Twisha’s side.
“Why would we ask for Rs 2 lakh? There is no UPI transaction, which is what they are showing. If my salary itself was Rs 2 lakh, why would we ask for such money?” she said, also claiming that she had transferred nearly Rs 8 lakh to Twisha and sought details of how that money had been spent.
The retired judge also made claims about Twisha’s mental health and personal habits. She said her daughter-in-law had repeatedly told the family that she did not want to continue with her pregnancy.
“She immediately began insisting that she did not want a child. She would say the thought of a child was killing her and that she would die if she had one,” Giribala said.
According to her, the family arranged counselling sessions with a psychiatrist and gynaecologist, during which she alleged Twisha admitted to consuming marijuana.
Giribala further claimed prescriptions indicated treatment for anxiety and medicines usually associated with conditions such as manic depression or schizophrenia, though she acknowledged she was not a medical expert and said specialists should make any diagnosis.
On the events of May 12, Giribala Singh rejected allegations that the family delayed responding after Twisha’s final call with her mother.
“As soon as her mother called, we all immediately started running up and down. When we saw our daughter, we tried to save her,” she said.
Refuting allegations that her judicial background helped influence the investigation, she said the case itself proved otherwise.
“If I possessed that much influence, an FIR would not have been filed in the first place. If we had such control, why would we treat a body in this manner in our own home?” she said.
Twisha’s family, however, has maintained that she was in severe emotional distress and had shared messages with them alleging cruelty, suspicion over her pregnancy and a desire to return home.
They have demanded a second post-mortem, preservation of her body and a court-monitored probe, while police continue investigating multiple angles, including dowry harassment, assault and possible destruction of evidence.
Source: India Today
