Bhopal, July 25 (IANS) A special CBI court in Bhopal on Saturday rejected the bail application of retired district judge Giribala Singh, arrested in connection with the alleged dowry death of her daughter‑in‑law, Twisha Sharma. Special CBI Judge Ram Pratap Mishra dismissed the plea after hearing arguments from both the defence and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), observing that the allegations against the accused were of a serious nature.The defence had sought bail on humanitarian …
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Bhopal, July 24 (IANS) A special CBI court in Bhopal on Friday recused itself from hearing the regular bail application of district judge Giribala Singh, an accused in the CBI‑investigated Twisha Sharma dowry death case, after the presiding judge disclosed that she had earlier undergone judicial training under the accused. The bail application was subsequently transferred to the court of the Special Judge (Lokayukta), where detailed arguments were heard from the Central Bureau of Investigation…
Bhopal, July 14 (IANS) Dowry death victim Twisha Sharma’s father, Navnidhi Sharma, on Tuesday denied reports claiming skin tissue was found on the alleged ligature material of a gymnastics belt that was purportedly not produced during her first post-mortem examination.Speaking to IANS, Twisha’s father said: “There is no source of such information. Nobody is claiming…who has spread the news that tissue was found on a belt? Because there is no official reflection on this.”He also said that the f…
Bhopal, July 14 (IANS) A Bhopal district court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of former district judge Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh till July 28 in the Twisha Sharma death case after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) informed the court that the two accused had not cooperated during the collection of their voice samples. The hearing was conducted through video conferencing amid heavy security at the court premises.The CBI sought extension of the judicial custody, inf…
Bhopal, July 2 (IANS) Five days after the alleged theft at the residence of retired judge Giribala Singh, Bhopal police are yet to make any breakthrough despite examining footage from around 150-200 CCTV cameras, questioning nearly a dozen suspects and collecting fingerprints from dozens of people as part of the investigation. The alleged burglary took place on June 28 at the Bagmugaliya Extension residence while Giribala Singh and her son, advocate Samarth Singh, were lodged in Bhopal Central J…
Bhopal, June 30 (IANS) Twisha Sharma’s father, Navnidhi Sharma, on Tuesday raised doubts over the recent burglary reported at the residence of retired judge Giribala Singh, the house where the actress-model died under suspicious circumstances, alleging that the incident could have been staged and calling for a high-level investigation. Speaking to IANS after attending proceedings in a Bhopal court, Sharma said the alleged burglary had taken place at a property that remains a key crime scene in t…
Bhopal, June 30 (IANS) A Bhopal court on Tuesday declined to entertain an oral submission by the defence seeking permission for retired judge Giribala Singh to visit her residence in connection with a recent burglary, observing that such a request could only be considered through a formal written application.The submission was made during the hearing in the CBI investigation into the death of actress-model Twisha Sharma.Appearing through video conferencing, Giribala Singh and her son, advocate S…
Bhopal, June 30 (IANS) A special court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of retired judge Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh, the two accused in the death case of model-actress Twisha Sharma, till July 14.Both accused were produced before the court through video conferencing from Bhopal Central Jail.The court passed the order after the expiry of their earlier judicial remand.Following the hearing, both were directed to remain in judicial custody till the next date of hearing.The Cen…
Bhopal, June 29 (IANS) A burglary at the residence of retired judge Giribala Singh has added a fresh twist to the high-profile Twisha Sharma death case, just a day before she and her son Samarth Singh are scheduled to be produced before a court following the completion of their 14-day judicial remand. The latest development comes weeks after another controversy rocked the case when a video purportedly showing the assault of Neeraj Dubey, a witness in the Twisha Sharma death case, went viral on s…
Bhopal, June 12 (IANS) As the CBI probe continues into the death of actress Twisha Sharma, her father has filed a complaint in the Madhya Pradesh High Court demanding an inquiry into the role of some lawyers associated with the Legal Aid Defence Counsel scheme.Twisha Sharma’s father, Navnidhi Sharma, has filed the complaint with the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority and the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s Chief Justice Vivek Rusia.He has demanded an inquiry into the conduct of certai…