Bhopal, May 19 (IANS) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal report on the belt recovered from the scene of Twisha Sharma’s death prima facie indicates suicide, corroborating preliminary findings, Assistant Commissioner of Police Rajnish Kashyap told IANS on Tuesday.

He stated that the ligature material belt was confiscated by the Forensic Science Laboratory and sent to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

The report from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has also arrived and will be sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory.

“And since the report has arrived, the report has also been submitted. The primary report has been supported. There is supporting evidence in it,” he added.

Twisha’s family had earlier alleged a critical procedural lapse.

The family claimed that the investigating officer did not produce the belt allegedly used for hanging before the doctors during the examination.

Twisha’s family has maintained that this lapse has damaged the evidentiary value of a critical piece of material evidence.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Kashyap had also acknowledged that the belt was recovered but was submitted for examination at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, two days later.

Meanwhile, police said a lookout notice has been issued for Twisha’s absconding husband, advocate Samarth Singh.

“A lookout notice has also been issued for Samarth,” Assistant Commissioner of Police Kashyap said.

Furthermore, the police have formally notified the Regional Passport Office of the seizure of his passport.

“The police have formally communicated with the Regional Passport Office, seeking their cooperation regarding the seizure of the passport,” the police added.

Twisha Sharma, a 31-year-old former model, was found hanging at her in-laws’ house in Bhopal on May 12, five months after her marriage.

Eight days after her death, her mortal remains are still at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, as the family refuses to perform the last rites, demanding a second post-mortem at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, and an investigation by an agency outside Madhya Pradesh, citing lapses in the first autopsy.

Twisha’s family on Tuesday moved an application before a Bhopal district court, seeking permission to shift her mortal remains to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, for a second post-mortem.

The court is likely to decide on the family’s application on Wednesday.

–IANS

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