Bhopal, May 22 -- The family of late Twisha Sharma on Friday raised questions over alleged phone calls made by retired judge Giribala Singh, who is an accused in the dowry harassment case, to several influential persons immediately after Twisha's death, while urging an independent and transparent investigation into the matter.

In the press note issued by Navnidhi Sharma, Twisha Sharma's father, the family claimed it had no prior knowledge of the persons allegedly contacted by Giribala Singh following the incident and came to know about the communications only through documents submitted before the court and media reports.

Along with the press note, Twisha Sharma's counsel also released a list of mobile numbers, along with names, alleged...