Bhopal, May 20 -- The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday said it will write to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the dowry death case of a 31-year-old model married to a Bhopal lawyer, even as a Bhopal district court rejected the family's plea for a second postmortem.

"A letter will be written to the CBI regarding an investigation into this case. While the court will make the decision regarding a second post-mortem of the deceased, transportation facilities will be provided to take the mortal remains to AIIMS, Delhi, should the family members so desire," a statement from the chief minister's office said.

The deceased's father had met chief minister Mohan Yadav, who assured him of government help in securing just...