The Supreme Court on Friday (October 16, 2026) issued notice on a petition seeking to transfer the proceedings of the unnatural death case of model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, to a court in New Delhi.
Sharma’s family’s concerns about receiving a fair probe, as one of the accused was a former district judge . The court also registered a suo motu case. Her family has accused her husband and mother-in-law of mental harassment and making financial demands.
In May 2026, the Supreme Court agreed to the Madhya Pradesh government’s decision to shift the case to the CBI to address Ms. The 33-year-old woman was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal on May 12.
Navnidhi Sharma, Ms. Sharma’s father, filed the petition. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant sought a response from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the two accused: her husband Samarth Singh and mother-in-law Giribala Singh.
Justice Joymalya Bagchi, on the Bench, said a young woman had died an unnatural death within six months of marriage and the seriousness of the case should not be undermined.
