Twisha Sharma death case: Samarth Singh, the absconding husband of Twisha Sharma, who was found dead at her marital home in Bhopal after alleged dowry harassment, was arrested by Bhopal police on Friday.
His arrest came shortly after he arrived at the Jabalpur court, wearing a mask. He was absconding and evading police for 10 days.
He was reportedly asked to surrender before an appropriate court having jurisdiction in the case.
Earlier today, he had withdrawn his anticipatory bail plea filed before the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
However, advocate Anurag Srivastava, representing the victim, alleged that Singh, who is the son of a retired judge, is being protected by the system.
“The court has ordered today that (accused) Samarth Singh either surrender before the trial court or the investigating officer. The trial court is in Bhopal. Besides, there is the investigating officer, the SIT, and today an order has been issued that the CBI is involved. Look at how the son of a retired judge is being protected. He has no authority to surrender in the District Court, Jabalpur,” he said.
The advocate claimed that Singh was sitting inside the courtroom of the District Court, Jabalpur, with all the lights off, wearing a mask, and ran away after seeing him.
“The judge was not on the dais. There were three clerks present there. I asked them in what capacity they had kept him there. They had no answer to my question. As soon as Samarth Singh saw me, he ran away. His lawyers pushed me away…I have no idea whether the police came here or not,” he added.
MP HC orders second post-mortem of Twisha Sharma
Earlier in the day, the Madhya Pradesh High Court ordered a second post-mortem of Twisha Sharma by a team of doctors from AIIMS Delhi.
The court passed the judgment while hearing a plea filed by Twisha’s father, Navnidhi Sharma, seeking directions for preserving her body and a fresh autopsy by a team of doctors either from AIIMS Jammu or AIIMS Delhi.
During the hearing, senior advocate Mringendra Singh, who appeared on behalf of Twisha’s husband, opposed the second post-mortem plea, saying it would be an insult to the health services of the state.
However, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the prosecution, said that the “accused has no right to oppose” and that the matter is between the court and the state.
“This is not a dispute about integrity. This post mortem prepared by them is not under doubt. When a man loses his daughter, if he wants, for my satisfaction another doctor team also examine this, I don’t think as prosecution we oppose this,” SG Mehta argued.
During the hearing, the senior advocate appearing for Twisha’s husband Samarth Singh submitted that his client is ready to withdraw his bail plea and surrender before the trial court.
However, the advocate urged the high court to direct the trial court to decide on his bail plea the same day.