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In a significant development in the Twisha Sharma death case, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday allowed second autopsy of Sharma's body. The court directed that the second autopsy should be conducted by a team from AIIMS Delhi. Twisha  recently died under mysterious circumstances at her matrimonial home in Bhopal, be conducted by a team of doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.

 

However, Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh said the post-mortem will be conducted in Bhopal. A special flight will be arranged for doctors.This has to done at the earliest, the Bench said. The order was passed on a petition moved by Twisha Sharma's father Navnidhi Sharma.

 

The order came even as Twisha Sharma's husband Samarth Singh withdrew his bail application from the high court and said that he would surrender before a trial court and seek bail from there. He has been evading arrest since his wife's mysterious death and police are on a lookout.

 

Twisha Sharma's family had approached the High Court demanding a second autopsy after a lower court had denied their request.General Tushar Mehta who appeared in the high court said that second postmortem does not mean raising finger on any person, it would boost confidence of all parties. He added that he does not doubt the correctness of the first report or competence of the concerned doctor.

 

The victim's family had flagged lapses in the first autopsy to demand a fresh one and pointed out that the FIR was registered three days after Twisha was found dead. Noida-based Twisha Sharma had married Samarth Singh, a Bhopal-based lawyer, five months ago after meeting through a dating app.

 

Sharma's family has blamed her in-laws for the death, accusing them of persistent domestic violence and harassment. They have demanded a second post-mortem to ascertain the actual cause of Sharma's death.

 

A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered by Katara Hills police station to probe the death. Sharma's husband and mother-in-law Giribal Singh, a former judge, have been booked for dowry harassment in the case. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta representing the State supported the petition. However, he clarified that the State was not doubting the competence of doctors who conducted the earlier post-mortem.