THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a 636-page chargesheet against Samarth Singh and his mother, former district judge Giribala Singh, in connection with the death of model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma, who was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal on May 12, 2026. The chargesheet was filed before a special CBI court in Bhopal on Monday. The CBI has named Samarth Singh, a lawyer, and Giribala Singh as accused in the case. According to the chargesheet, the agency has alleged that Twisha was subjected to mental harassment and cruelty in connection with dowry demands and that the alleged treatment contributed to her death. The chargesheet invokes Sections 80(2), 85, 108 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Twisha’s family had accused her husband and in-laws of mental harassment, physical violence, domestic abuse and dowry-related torture. Her brother Ashish Sharma told that the CBI chargesheet contains details of the alleged harassment faced by Twisha and records the role attributed to different individuals in the events preceding her death.

 

Twisha died by suicide, according to the final forensic opinion submitted by a fivemember medical board of AIIMS to CBI in connection with the death case. The board said there were no injuries of medico-legal importance suggestive of physical assault or struggle on Sharma’s body. Twisha Found Dead at Bhopal Home:Twisha, who was originally from Noida, married Samarth Singh in December 2025 and moved to Bhopal after the marriage. She was living with her husband and mother-in-law in Bhopal. On May 12, she was found hanging at her matrimonial residence and was subsequently taken to AIIMS Bhopal, where doctors declared her dead. The FIR registered after Twisha’s death alleged that she had been subjected to harassment by her husband and inlaws over dowry. Her family also alleged that the treatment meted out to her amounted to mental and physical cruelty and ultimately drove her to take the extreme step. Twisha’s family had raised questions over the initial investigation and the first postmortem examination conducted at AIIMS Bhopal. The Madhya Pradesh High Court subsequently ordered a second postmortem examination. A four-member medical teamfrom AIIMS New Delhi conducted the second examination in Bhopal on May 24. Following demands from Twisha’s family for an independent probe, the case was transferred to the CBI. The agency subsequently questioned the accused, examined digital and forensic evidence and investigated the circumstances surrounding Twisha’s death. The CBI also examined communication records and other material linked to the case.