Bhopal, May 20 -- Amid growing demands for a second post-mortem in the alleged dowry death case of Twisha Sharma, Bhopal Police requested the victim's family to take custody of her body, citing concerns over possible decomposition due to the absence of ultra-low temperature preservation facilities at AIIMS Bhopal.

Station House Officer (SHO) of Katara Hills police station wrote a letter addressing Twisha Sharma's father Navnidhi Sharma on Wednesday, stating that the post-mortem examination was conducted on May 13 in connection with case registered under sections related to dowry harassment and the Dowry Prohibition Act and currently, preserved at minus 4 degrees Celsius in the AIIMS Bhopal mortuary.

"AIIMS authorities reportedly informe...