A four-member medical team from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi today conducted second autopsy of former model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma in Bhopal in alleged dowry death case.

The post-mortem lasted nearly three hours under tight security arrangements. After completion of legal formalities, the body was handed over to the family, and the last rites were performed at the Bhadbhada crematorium in Bhopal.

Her family had requested the medical team to adopt a multidisciplinary forensic, pathological and radiological approach and independently examine concerns they claimed were not adequately addressed during the first post-mortem conducted in the city.

33-year-old Twisha died under suspicious circumstances at her matrimonial home in Bhopal on 12th of this month. While her in-laws have claimed it is a case of suicide, woman’s family has alleged that she was murdered by her husband and in-laws.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the case. A bench led by the Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, will hear the matter tomorrow. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has also agreed to hand over the investigation to the CBI.

The police have registered an FIR against Twisha’s husband, Samarth Singh, who is a lawyer, and her mother-in-law and retired District and Sessions Judge Giribala Singh on charges of harassment for dowry. Samarth was arrested in Jabalpur on Friday after remaining absconding for 10 days. A Bhopal court yesterday sent him to a seven-day police remand.