The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the controversial and suspicious death of 33-year-old model-turned-actor and former "Miss Pune" winner from Noida, Twisha Sharma who was found dead at her marital home in Bhopal on May 12. .A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi, and Vipul M Pancholi is scheduled to hear the matter on May 25. .Noida-based Twisha had married Samarth Singh, a Bhopal-based lawyer, five months ago after meeting through a dating app. Barely five months into her marriage, on May 12, 2026, Twisha was found hanging from a gymnastic rope in her house. Twisha's family has blamed her in-laws for the death, accusing them of persistent domestic violence and harassment. They demanded a second post-mortem to ascertain the actual cause of Twisha's death.The Madhya Pradesh High Court on May 22 ordered the second post-mortem to be conducted in Bhopal by a team of doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi. A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered at Katara Hills police station to probe the death. According to media reports, Twisha's husband and mother-in-law have been booked for dowry harassment in the case. .Twisha, a former Miss Pune winner, was married into a family well connected to the judiciary. While Samarth Singh is a lawyer, his mother Giribala Singh - a retired judge - is currently President of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. Giribala Singh was granted anticipatory bail by a sessions court on May 15.Twisha's father, Navnidhi Sharma, has moved the Madhya Pradesh High Court to seek cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted to Giribala Singh. Meanwhile, Samarth Singh's anticipatory bail was rejected on May 18. His bar license was suspended by the Bar Council of India on May 22.
