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Updated - May 22, 2026 10:41 pm IST - Dhar

Samarth Singh, the husband of Twisha Sharma who allegedly ended her life recently arrived at the Jabalpur court to surrender on May 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI

Samarth Singh, the husband of Twisha Sharma who allegedly ended her life recently, was taken into custody by the Madhya Pradesh Police on Friday (May 22, 2026) after he remained absconding for days in connection with a dowry death and harassment case, officials said. The Madhya Pradesh High Court ordered a second autopsy of Sharma’s body by a specialised AIIMS Delhi team.

The case saw a spree of developments on Friday, with the State government recommending a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe, two days after Chief Minister Mohan Yadav met Sharma’s family.

“In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946, the Government of Madhya Pradesh hereby gives its consent to extend the powers and jurisdiction of the members of the Delhi Special Police Establishment to the entire State of Madhya Pradesh for the purpose of investigation of the above case,” a notification by the M.P. Home Department said.

Bhopal Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar confirmed the detaining of Mr. Singh saying that the police will produce him before a court within 24 hours.

“Yes, he (accused Samarth Singh) has been taken into custody, and our police team is handling this entire process. We have to produce him before the court within 24 hours. So, we will produce him within the given time,” the Commissioner said.

Mr. Singh, a lawyer, was taken into custody by the Jabalpur Police when he arrived at the district court there. Jaideep Kaurav, his lawyer, said, “He appeared before the Jabalpur District Court to surrender himself, but the court was not available. After that, the Jabalpur Police took his custody and handed him over to the Bhopal Police.”

“I don’t have any information about the commotion at the District Court. He had arrived at the District Court to surrender himself, but the judge there had already left because the court’s time was over and the court was not available. The police took his custody from the court and then handed him over to the Bhopal police. The Bhopal police have taken custody, so there are chances that they will present him in the Bhopal court tomorrow,” he said, speaking to a news agency.

Hearing a petition filed by Sharma’s father Navnidhi Sharma, Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh said that since the woman had died within six months of marriage, a second post-mortem should be conducted to clear all doubts. It will be conducted in Bhopal, the court ruled.