Episode -11, Season 2-- When Women Die, India Puts Them on Trial: Dowry, Media Spectacle and the Twisha Sharma Case

In May 2026, Twisha Sharma was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal. Her death was initially reported as a suicide, while her family alleged dowry harassment, abuse and foul play. The case remains under investigation.But this episode is not another attempt to conduct a trial through headlines, television debates or social media speculation. In this solo episode, Dr. D examines how the Twisha Sharma case was rapidly buried beneath salacious allegations about her private life—and how dead women are routinely placed on trial before the evidence has even been tested.Why does the Indian media obsess over a woman’s relationships, habits and character while paying far less attention to the social and marital pressures under which women continue to die? From prominent actresses and models to women whose deaths never make national news, this episode examines dowry, victim-blaming and the machinery of the media trial.