AIIMS Report Backs Ligature Evidence in Twisha Sharma Death Case
Sources said the AIIMS Delhi medical board, which conducted the second court-ordered autopsy on Twisha Sharma, who was found hanging at her matrimonial home in Bhopal on May 12, submitted its final forensic report to the CBI, confirming the presence of skin tissue in the alleged ligature material (gymnastic belt) and it matched the pattern of injury on the victim’s neck. The five-member panel submitted its 11-page report to the CBI in a report. Sealed cover on July 10 in accordance with the directions of the Madhya Pradesh High Court; Laboratory and histopathological examinations confirmed the presence of skin tissue on the gymnastic belt allegedly used for hanging.
A compliance report has also been sent to the high court general registrar, sources said.
The judicial opinion resolved a major dispute over whether the gymnastics belt with metal rings allegedly used for hanging was the actual ligature and matched the injuries to Twisha’s neck.
The first autopsy failed to prove this as the alleged ligature material was not produced before the medical board, leading the high court to order a second post-mortem by the medical board of AIIMS Delhi.
According to sources familiar with the findings, laboratory and histopathological examinations detected skin tissue over the alleged ligament material and found that it corresponded to the ligament scar and injury pattern observed during the second autopsy.
However, the panel’s detailed opinion remains confidential as it has been submitted to the CBI in a sealed cover as per court directions issued on May 22.
The AIIMS board conducted the second post-mortem on May 24 and also visited the crime scene as part of the investigation.
Refusing to disclose the findings of the report, AIIMS Delhi Head of Forensic Medicine Dr. Sudhir Gupta said the panel conducted a comprehensive scientific evaluation before reaching its conclusion.
“The medical board very carefully discussed the case from all possible angles and took into account all available national and international journals for almost a month before issuing a detailed opinion on scientific grounds. This is a very clear opinion in the interest of truth and justice for the CBI and the judiciary,” Gupta said. he said.
He refused to give further details, saying the report was submitted to the CBI in a sealed cover as per the court’s directions.
According to the forwarding letter, while the sealed report was handed over to the CBI investigating officer, the video footage of the second autopsy remained in the custody of the investigating agency.
Twisha, daughter-in-law of retired judge Giribala Singh, was found hanged in her matrimonial home in Bhopal on May 12.
Alleging shortcomings in the initial investigation and autopsy, his family approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court; The court ordered a second post-mortem by AIIMS Delhi and then handed over the investigation to the CBI.
The AIIMS forensic report is expected to constitute an important scientific evidence in the CBI’s investigation.
