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Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance of Twisha Sharma case, hearing on May 25
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The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the death of Twisha Sharma. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant will hear the matter on May 25.
Bhopal police took Samarth Singh into custody on Friday after he surrendered at a Jabalpur court. The Madhya Pradesh high court ordered a second autopsy by experts from AIIMS Delhi in the death of his wife, model Twisha Sharma.
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Nyeri's Court of Appeal has ruled that a father cannot be denied full custody of his daughter due to unpaid full bride price or incomplete cultural rituals, prioritizing the child's best interests. The March 27, 2026, decision upheld a High Court award of custody to the biological father against the maternal grandparents, who raised the girl born in 2014 after her mother's death in childbirth.