'Divorced Daughter Better Than Dead One': Solicitor General To Supreme Court In Twisha Sharma Case

Bhopal: During the hearing of former actor-model Twisha Sharma's death case, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was  representing the Madhya Pradesh government, on Monday told the Supreme Court that there is one moral for parents that it is better to have a divorced daughter than a dead one.

What did the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta say?

During the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who is representing Madhya Pradesh government informed the bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant that the investigation into the matter would be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and it is likely to take over the death case within a day.

"One thing is clear, that the girl has lost her life. Whether it's suicide or anything else, for parents the moral is that it is better to have a divorced daughter than a dead one," Tushar Mehta told the top court.

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What did the Supreme Court say?

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Monday also alleged that Twisha Sharma's mother-in-law, Giribala Singh, a former district judge, had repeatedly appeared on television channels and made remarks against the deceased.

While hearing the petition, the Supreme Court has directed all possible witnesses and the accused in the case to avoid speaking to the media, stressing that it had not made any observations on the truthfulness of the allegations linked to the actor-model’s death in Bhopal.

"While making these observations, it is clarified that we have not expressed any opinion on any of the allegations or otherwise and it is entirely on the investigating agency to look into the different aspects," the Supreme Court said in its order.