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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Dowry death case: Twisha Sharma's family moves HC for second autopsy

Jabalpur: The family of actress-model Twisha Sharma, who allegedly suffered dowry harassment and died last week, filed a plea in the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday seeking a second post-mortem, citing flaws in the first one conducted by AIIMS Bhopal.

The family's appeal to the high court comes two days after a lower court turned down their plea.

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Twisha was found dead on the night of May 12 at her marital home in Bhopal's Katara Hills area, prompting a dowry death and harassment case against her husband, advocate Samarth Singh, and mother-in-law, retired judge Giribala Singh.

Police have announced a cash reward of Rs 30,000 for information leading to the arrest of Samarth Singh, who has been absconding since the incident.

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