Bhopal, May 28 (IANS) In a significant development in the high-profile dowry death case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday detained retired district judge Giribala Singh from her Bhopal residence in connection with the alleged suicide of her daughter-in-law, Twisha Sharma. A CBI team, backed by a heavy police force, reached Giribala Singh’s residence in the Katara Hills area early in the day. Local police barricaded the entire locality and restricted public movement during …
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Bhopal, May 28 (IANS) A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday carried out a 3D scanning of the Bhopal residence of retired judge Giribala Singh as part of its probe into the death of her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma.The CBI team, backed by heavy police force, reached Giribala Singh’s house in Katara Hills around 10:30 A.M. Local police barricaded the area and restricted public movement during the operation.The action came a day after the Madhya Pradesh High Court cance…
Bengaluru, May 24 (IANS) A 26-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide in Bengaluru’s Whitefield area, after sharing her mobile phone password with her younger sister shortly before her death, with her family accusing her husband and in-laws of mental and physical harassment over the past three years, police said on Sunday.The deceased has been identified as Lakshmi Priya. Based on a complaint lodged by her family, the Whitefield police have registered a case against her husband Rajesh Aaradhy…
Bhopal, May 22 (IANS) “We welcome the CBI enquiry,” Enosh George Carlo, counsel for Twisha Sharma’s mother-in-law, retired judge Giribala Singh, said on Friday after the Madhya Pradesh government recommended transferring the investigation into Twisha’s death to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The case pertains to the death of Twisha Sharma at Bag Mugalia Extension in the Katara Hills area of Bhopal on May 12. The incident triggered allegations of dowry harassment and demands rose…
Jabalpur/Bhopal, May 22 (IANS) In a significant development in the alleged dowry death case of Twisha Sharma, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday ordered a second autopsy of her mortal remains to be conducted by a team of doctors from AIIMS Delhi. The High Court passed the order while hearing a petition filed by Twisha Sharma’s family, which had challenged a lower court’s refusal to allow a fresh post-mortem examination.The family argued that several inconsistencies and procedural lapses…
Bhopal, May 22 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government on Friday recommended transferring the investigation into the death of Twisha Sharma to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).In an official statement issued on Friday, the state Home Department said that communication has been sent to the Centre seeking the transfer of the probe to the CBI.The case pertains to the death of Twisha Sharma at Bag Mugalia Extension in the Katara Hills area of Bhopal on May 12.According to the government statem…
Bhopal, May 21 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has ordered an inquiry against Giribala Singh, Chairperson of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bhopal-2, after a criminal case was registered against her and her son at Katara Hills police station.The case was filed following the alleged suicide of Twisha Sharma, Giribala Singh’s daughter-in-law, at their residence in Bhopal earlier on May 12. Twisha’s family has alleged dowry harassment and cruelty.The inquiry order was…
Bhopal, May 20 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Police on Wednesday urged the family of Twisha Sharma to take custody of her mortal remains from AIIMS Bhopal after the institute said the body requires minus 80 degrees Celsius storage to prevent decomposition — a facility the hospital does not have.Twisha Sharma, wife of Samarth Singh, died on May 12 in her home in the Katara Hills area. Police said the death was due to an alleged suicide. Her post-mortem was conducted at AIIMS Bhopal on May 13, and th…
Bhopal, May 18 (IANS) The tragic and unnatural death of 23-year-old Twisha Sharma, daughter of Navnidhi Sharma, has taken a new turn as Twisha’s grieving father, Navnidhi Sharma, has submitted an urgent representation to the Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Mangubhai C Patel, citing the powerful administrative stature of Twisha’s mother-in-law, Giribala Singh, who is an accused in the case.Twisha’s father wrote in his letter to the governor that Giribala Singh is a former senior judicial office…
Chandigarh, May 6 (IANS) Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi on Wednesday chaired a high-level review meeting here to strengthen enforcement of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, and directed all district administrations to intensify awareness campaigns and enforcement mechanisms. During the meeting, Rastogi stressed the need for a coordinated and people-centric strategy to curb dowry-related harassment and offences. He directed the roles and responsibilities of Dowry Prohibition Officers be cl…