A court in Bhopal on Friday remanded retired district judge Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh to the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) till June 2 in connection with the death of Twisha Sharma.
During Friday’s proceedings, the CBI sought remand for both accused to facilitate further interrogation, including confronting the mother and son with each other’s statements and probing the circumstances of Twisha’s death. The court granted CBI custody of Giribala Singh and Samarth Singh until 2 pm on June 2. The agency may seek an extension if required.
Anurag Srivastava, lawyer for Twisha’s family, told reporters after the hearing: “The court has sent Giribala Singh [and] Samarth Singh to CBI remand till 2 pm, June 2. They will remain in CBI custody till June 2. The CBI may ask the court to increase their remand if needed. We hope that the investigation will now proceed in the right direction.”
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Giribala Singh was arrested by the CBI on May 28 after the Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed her anticipatory bail granted earlier by a local court. She was questioned for several hours at her residence, during which the CBI team also recreated the crime scene. Samarth Singh was already in CBI custody.
Twisha Sharma, a 33-year-old former model and actor from Noida, was found hanging at her matrimonial home in Bhopal’s Katara Hills area on May 12, 2026, just five months after her marriage to lawyer Samarth Singh on December 9, 2025. Her family has alleged dowry harassment, mental and physical torture, and foul play. The postmortem report from AIIMS Bhopal noted death due to antemortem hanging by ligature, but also recorded six other antemortem injuries, including four on the left arm, one on the ring finger, and one head injury, that were not explained by the hanging or subsequent handling of the body.
The CBI took over the investigation following directions from the Supreme Court, re-registering the FIR originally filed by Madhya Pradesh Police. The case was registered against Giribala Singh and Samarth Singh under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Dowry Prohibition Act. The agency has cited WhatsApp conversations suggesting the accused questioned Twisha’s character after learning of her pregnancy, along with allegations that she was pressured to undergo a medical termination of pregnancy.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while quashing Giribala Singh’s anticipatory bail on May 28, had observed that the trial court failed to properly consider the serious allegations against her. The court also noted her alleged lack of cooperation, including selective sharing of CCTV footage, and raised concerns over possible evidence tampering, particularly significant given her background as a retired judicial officer with knowledge of forensics and crime scene management.
The Supreme Court had earlier taken cognisance of the case, expressed concern over its handling, and backed the CBI probe while urging media restraint in reporting.
