‘Ghar pe toh judge Twisha hi hogi’: Twisha Sharma’s playful wedding videos surface as police hunt absconding husband

BHOPAL: “Jiju lawyer honge court mein, ghar pe toh judge Twisha di hi hogi,” a harmless banter between a group of relative declares towards the end of one of Twisha Sharma’s wedding trailer video, as family members dance around the newly-married couple. The line — meant as harmless teasing during the celebrations of Twisha Sharma and Bhopal lawyer Samarth Singh’s marriage — has now taken a dark turn, after Twisha’s death triggered a sensational 'dowry death' case involving her husband and mother-in-law Giribala Singh. Her family has accused her husband Samarth Singh and mother-in-law Giribala Singh of dowry harassment and abetment to suicide.

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• Police subsequently registered a case under sections related to dowry death and cruelty against a married woman under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act.As the legal battle intensifies, Madhya Pradesh Police has issued a Lookout Circular against Samarth Singh, who remains absconding, and increased the reward for information leading to his arrest to Rs 30,000.Twisha’s family has challenged the bail granted to Giribala Singh in the Madhya Pradesh high court, while Samarth Singh has moved court seeking anticipatory bail after being denied relief by a sessions court.For now, however, the wedding videos continue circulating online as snapshots from a celebration filled with dancing, teasing, emotional farewells and relatives joking about who would truly be “the judge” at home.
• Relatives continue sharing stories about her childhood nickname “Tuktut”, while another describes her personality as “upar se hard, andar se soft — like coconut”.At another point, someone remarks that “humari ladki toh hamesha sehmi-sehmi si rehti hai”, prompting Twisha to instantly laugh and protest.Twisha Sharma, 33, was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal’s Katara Hills area on May 12.

Watch next: Police subsequently registered a case under sections related to dowry death and cruelty against a married woman under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act.As the legal battle intensifies, Madhya Pradesh Police has issued a Lookout Circular against Samarth Singh, who remains absconding, and increased the reward for information leading to his arrest to Rs 30,000.Twisha’s family has challenged the bail granted to Giribala Singh in the Madhya Pradesh high court, while Samarth Singh has moved court seeking anticipatory bail after being denied relief by a sessions court.For now, however, the wedding videos continue circulating online as snapshots from a celebration filled with dancing, teasing, emotional farewells and relatives joking about who would truly be “the judge” at home.