28 May,2026 07:55 PM IST | Bhopal | mid-day online correspondent
Giribala Singh was arrested on Thursday afternoon from her Bhopal residence. PIC/X
In a significant development in the high-profile Twisha Sharma death case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested her mother-in-law and former district judge Giribala Singh.
A CBI team, accompanied by heavy police deployment, reached Singh's residence in the Katara Hills area around 10.30 am. Local police barricaded the locality and restricted public movement during the operation.
Singh was questioned for more than five hours before her arrest.
Officials said she would undergo a medical examination before being produced before a court on Friday.
The arrest came a day after the Madhya Pradesh High Court cancelled the anticipatory bail granted to Singh.
Sharma was found dead at her matrimonial home on May 12, nearly five months after marrying Singh's son Samarth on December 9.
Two days after the incident, Singh had approached a Bhopal sessions court seeking anticipatory bail. The 10th Additional Sessions Judge, Bhopal, granted her relief on May 15, citing her age and money transfers made to Sharma.
However, in a 17-page order passed on Wednesday, vacation judge Devnarayan Mishra quashed the bail, observing that the trial court had failed to properly examine crucial material facts.
The high court noted that WhatsApp chats and statements from Sharma's family suggested that the allegations were not restricted to her husband alone.
"From the WhatsApp chats also, it cannot be said that the allegations are only against Samarth Singh," the court observed.
It further stated that several important aspects had been overlooked while granting anticipatory bail to Singh.
The court further observed that the allegations required deeper scrutiny under Sections 80(2), 85, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
Twisha's family alleged that Singh and her son had harassed her and pressured her to terminate her pregnancy. The court noted that it was an admitted fact that Sharma had terminated her pregnancy.
While the post-mortem report stated that the cause of death was ante-mortem hanging by ligature, the high court also noted six to seven additional injuries on Sharma's body, including injuries on her left arm, finger, and head.
A subsequent query report clarified that the injuries were not caused while removing the body from the ligature or during transportation to hospital.
The counsel appearing for Sharma's father argued that Singh, being a retired judicial officer trained in cyber forensics and crime scene management, may have used her expertise to tamper with the crime scene.
(With IANS inputs)
