Twisha Sharma Case: Competing Claims, a Disputed Post-Mortem, and the Questions That Remain Unanswered Five Months After Her Marriage

Twisha Sharma — former Miss Pune and actress — married Samarth Singh in December 2025 after meeting him on a dating app. Five months later, she was dead. The circumstances of her death, the competing accounts of what happened inside that marriage, and the legal process now unfolding in Bhopal have turned what should have been a private tragedy into one of India’s most contested and publicly scrutinised cases of early 2026.

The initial post-mortem, conducted at her Katara Hills residence, recorded the cause of death as hanging. Twisha’s family has formally rejected that finding and petitioned for a second post-mortem at AIIMS Delhi, alleging foul play and accusing Samarth Singh and his mother, Giribala Singh — a retired judge — of domestic violence and mental abuse. Those are allegations. They have not been proven in court.

What the Mother-in-Law Has Alleged — and Why Attribution Matters

Giribala Singh gave a lengthy interview to ANI in which she made several significant claims about Twisha’s physical and mental health in the months before her death. She alleged that Twisha had undergone a medical termination of pregnancy on May 7, 2026, that the family supported her through the process, and that Twisha had expressed regret shortly after initiating it. She also claimed Twisha had attended psychiatric counselling and been prescribed medication typically used for patients with serious mental health conditions — and described observing physical symptoms she linked to those prescriptions.

Giribala also made claims about Twisha’s father, alleging that his work in the pharmaceutical industry across Central Asia made him a possible source of substances, and suggesting the family had financial motivations related to Twisha’s career. These are serious accusations with no corroborating evidence presented publicly. The matter, as Giribala herself acknowledged, is sub judice.

What Twisha’s Own Messages Suggest

The most direct evidence of Twisha’s state of mind comes not from either family’s public statements, but from text messages reportedly sent to her mother in the final period of her life. In those messages, she described being questioned about the paternity of her unborn child, and told her mother that her in-laws had “crossed every limit.” Her mother’s response, according to the alleged messages, was to counsel her to ignore the situation.

Those texts — if authenticated — present a picture of someone who felt trapped and was communicating distress to a parent. They do not, on their own, resolve the central legal dispute about what caused her death.

What This Case Reveals About Structural Gaps

Beyond the immediate legal contest, the Twisha Sharma case highlights several broader issues that recur in similar high-profile deaths in India: the speed with which initial post-mortem findings are challenged, the role of social media in shaping public narrative before courts have established facts, and the position of young women whose mental health struggles — whatever their origin — become contested evidence in disputes between families after death rather than grounds for support during life.

The case remains open. AIIMS has been petitioned for a second post-mortem. Police are investigating. No charges have been filed as of publication. Both families’ accounts are on record, and the courts will determine what weight to give each. Until then, the only certainty is that a 27-year-old woman — by all accounts talented, recognised, and full of potential — did not survive her first year of marriage.