Twisha Sharma death case: AIIMS-Delhi final autopsy report confirms skin tissue on gym belt

PTC News Desk: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is examining the final forensic report submitted by an AIIMS Delhi medical board in the death case of former model Twisha Sharma, who was found hanging at her marital home in Bhopal in May. Officials said the report concluded that a gymnastics belt was likely used as the ligature in the incident.

The 11-page report, submitted to the CBI in a sealed cover on July 10, confirmed the presence of skin tissue on the gymnastics belt, which had a metal ring attached. According to sources, the findings suggest that the belt matched the injury marks found on Twisha's neck.

Twisha, 33, had married Samarth Singh in December last year. She was found hanging at her home on May 12. Sources told PTI that the CBI is studying the AIIMS report, which was prepared by a medical board constituted after the Madhya Pradesh High Court ordered a second post-mortem.

The initial post-mortem could not determine the ligature used because the gymnastics belt was not available to forensic experts at the time. Police later recovered the belt and sent it to the AIIMS Delhi-led medical board for examination.

According to the FIR, Samarth Singh took Twisha to AIIMS Bhopal and told doctors that she had hanged herself at home around 10:20 pm on May 12. However, a doctor at AIIMS Bhopal informed police the following day that she had been brought dead to the hospital, after which a medico-legal case was registered.

The first post-mortem report stated that the cause of death was "antemortem hanging by ligature" and also noted the presence of multiple antemortem injuries.

Claiming there were serious lapses in the initial investigation and post-mortem examination, Twisha's family moved the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which ordered a second autopsy by AIIMS Delhi. The court later transferred the investigation to the CBI.