Born Guilty
On 12 May 2026, Twisha Sharma, 33, was found hanging in her matrimonial home in Bhopal’s Katara Hills. The FIR named her husband and mother-in-law on allegations of dowry harassment.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday made scathing remarks against the BJP government and the Madhya Pradesh Police over the FIR registered against State Tribal Affairs Minister Vijay Shah for his derogatory comments on the Indian Army Colonel Sofiya Quereshi.
A Division Bench of Justice Atul Shreedharan and Justice Anuradha Shukla stated that the action of the police is ‘gross subterfuge’ on the part of the state to make way for the suspect’s escape.
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The court expressed unhappiness over the compliance report presented to it in connection with the court’s orders of Wednesday. It pointed out, “This FIR has been registered in such a manner, leaving sufficient space open so that if it is challenged under erstwhile section 482 of Cr.P.C (section 528 BNSS), the same may be quashed because it is deficient in material particulars of the actions which constitutes each of the specific offences.’
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It further stated, ‘This is gross subterfuge on the part of the State. The FIR has been drawn in a manner so as to assist the suspect, Mr Vijay Shah, to be able to have the FIR quashed on a later date.’
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