02 June,2026 05:10 PM IST | Bhopal | mid-day online correspondent
Twisha Sharma`s husband, Samarth Singh, being produced before the Bhopal district court, on Tuesday. PIC/PTI
A Bhopal court on Tuesday sent Twisha Sharma's husband, Samarth Singh, and mother-in-law, former district judge Giribala Singh, to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the alleged dowry harassment and death case.
Earlier in the day, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) produced Samarth Singh and Giribala Singh before the court following the completion of their five-day custodial remand in connection with 33-year-old Sharma's death.
During the hearing, Giribala Singh alleged that Sharma's lawyer, Anurag Srivastava, had physically assaulted Samarth Singh at the Jabalpur court during proceedings in the alleged dowry death case.
She claimed that Samarth had been assaulted by Srivastava during the proceedings. Responding to the allegation, Srivastava denied the charge and said the claim could be verified through CCTV footage installed within the court premises, news agency ANI reported.
He further challenged Samarth Singh to disclose where he had allegedly been hiding within the Jabalpur court complex.
Giribala Singh also objected to what she described as a "media trial" surrounding the case.
"The media trial must cease. Wherever we go, the media follows us; this must be stopped. Our lives are in danger," she told the court.
The former judge further raised concerns over the recent crime scene recreation conducted by the CBI, alleging procedural irregularities. She questioned why she had been dropped three houses away from her residence instead of directly at her doorstep and objected to footage of the exercise being circulated in the media.
The central agency informed the court that while it was currently seeking judicial remand for the accused, it reserved the right to seek further police remand if required during the investigation.
"At this stage, we are requesting Judicial Remand (JR); however, should the need arise, we will seek Police Remand (PR)," the CBI told the court.
Sharma, a Noida resident, died at her marital home in Bhopal on May 12. Her family has alleged that she was subjected to dowry harassment and mental torture by her husband and in-laws.
The CBI investigation into the allegations is ongoing.
(With ANI inputs)
