Twisha Sharma’s death: Cops say her body is getting decomposed

The police have told Twisha’s family that her body, which is kept at AIIMS Bhopal mortuary since May 13 is getting decomposed.

Twisha Sharma, 33, was found hanging in her matrimonial place in Bhopal late on May 12. Barely five months after her marriage, she was found dead. Her body, since May 13, has been kept at AIIMS Bhopal mortuary and has been decomposing, as per police officials. They have thus asked Twisha’s family to take her body home.

The police ask Twisha Sharma’s family to take her body home.

Twisha’s body is decomposing said the cops, and have asked the deceased’s family to take her body home. The parents, who have refused to accept their daughter’s body until a second post-mortem is conducted, have been asked to take it back. In a letter to the family, the police said, “Twisha’s body has been kept in the mortuary for a prolonged period and is highly likely to decompose. Therefore, we request that you kindly make arrangements to collect the body.” Twisha’s father, Navnidhi Sharma, claimed that his daughter was being subjected to various forms of abuse, including physical abuse.

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The police in the letter to the family said, “Right now, the body has been kept at -4 degrees Celsius at AIIMS Bhopal mortuary. To prevent the body from decomposing, it must be kept at -80 degrees Celsius. This facility is not available at AIIMS Bhopal.” The first post-mortem was completed on May 13, and the police said they have no objection to conducting a re-post-mortem. WhatsApp chats between Twisha and her mother, Rekha Sharma, have revealed that she felt “trapped” in an unhappy marriage and faced mental torture and dowry harassment by her in-laws.

On Wednesday, the victim’s family in a fresh statement said, “an independent medical opinion from a premier national institution will help restore public confidence in the investigation.” The post-mortem report of Twisha Sharma found the cause of death to be “antemortem hanging by ligature,” while also documenting multiple simple injuries on different parts of her body caused by blunt force. The report also noted abrasions on the left side of the neck, bruises on the left upper arm, left forearm, right wrist, and right ring finger. The medical board concluded that while hanging was the cause of death, the other injuries appeared to be simple antemortem injuries.