Retired judge Giribala Singh arrested in Twisha Sharma death case, to be produced in court today
Bhopal, May 28: In another major action on Thursday, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested the deceased’s mother-in-law and retired judge Giribala Singh in the case of the death of famous actress Twisha Sharma of Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh.
In fact, CBI officials reached her Bhopal residence on Thursday morning, just a day after the Madhya Pradesh High Court cancelled her anticipatory bail. After a long and rigorous interrogation that lasted for about seven hours inside the house, the CBI arrested her at 5:10 pm. The CBI team is now preparing to take Giribala Singh to the hospital for a medical checkup.
Amit Soni, the station house officer (TI) of Bagsewaniya police station, who was handling security at the scene, confirmed that the accused former judge would be produced in court today after completing legal formalities and a medical examination. In view of the arrest in this high-profile case, a heavy police force from Katara Hills and Bagsewania police stations has been deployed at the scene, and the roads surrounding the house have been barricaded.
During the day-long operation on Thursday before the arrest, the CBI team placed special emphasis on gathering digital forensic evidence. The investigation team conducted 360-degree recordings of Giribala Singh’s entire house and premises using high-intensity 3D cameras. The surrounding geographical location and location were also scanned with modern equipment to determine with technical accuracy whether the room or area of the incident was clearly visible from the roof, window, or balcony of a neighboring house.
It is worth noting that on Wednesday, the Madhya Pradesh High Court overturned the lower court’s decision and flatly rejected Giribala Singh’s anticipatory bail plea. In its 17-page, scathing order, the High Court clearly stated that given the suspicious injuries found on the deceased’s body, the gravity of the case, and the early stages of the investigation, it was unjustifiable to let the accused go free. Based on this order, the CBI took prompt action.
Twisha’s accused husband, Samarth Singh, has already been arrested and is on CBI custody remand until May 29. The CBI can interrogate both accused face-to-face. It should be noted that Twisha Sharma’s body was found under suspicious circumstances at her in-laws’ house in Katara Hills on the night of May 12th. Following this, a team from Delhi AIIMS came to Bhopal on May 24th and conducted a second postmortem. The CBI has now taken over the investigation.
