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Bhopal, May 29 (IANS) Using advanced forensic and digital tools, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is reportedly reconstructing the minute-by-minute movements inside the home of retired district judge Giribala Singh, where her daughter-in-law, Twisha Sharma, was found dead on May 12. Sources told IANS that the digital reconstruction merges CCTV footage from the night of the incident, mobile phone activity, home Wi-Fi logs, internet search history, Call Detail Records (CDR), and forensic …

Bhopal, May 29 (IANS) A district court in Bhopal on Friday sent former district judge Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh to five-day CBI custody in connection with the alleged dowry death of actor-model Twisha Sharma. Both accused were produced before the court after separate medical examinations conducted under heavy security arrangements.After entering the courtroom of Sessions Judge Shobhana Bhalavi, Giribala Singh and Samarth Singh stood together in the accused box.They were seen speak…

Bhopal, May 28 (IANS) The arrest of retired district judge Giribala Singh by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday marked the culmination of a relentless 15-day struggle by the family of Twisha Sharma, which moved from police offices to courtrooms and public protests seeking justice for their daughter.Twisha’s death triggered allegations of dowry harassment, evidence tampering and the possible misuse of institutional influence.The sequence of events began on the night of May 12, …

Bhopal, May 25 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday heard petitions filed by the State Government and Twisha Sharma’s father seeking the cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to Giribala Singh, the deceased’s mother-in-law and a former district and sessions judge. A single-judge bench presided over by Justice Devanarayan Mishra took up both petitions together.The petitions argue that Giribala Singh is not cooperating with the ongoing investigation in the high-profile dowry deat…

Bhopal, May 24 (IANS) In a significant development in the high-profile Twisha Sharma death case, a four-member forensic team from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi completed the second post-mortem examination of Twisha Sharma’s body, which had been kept in the AIIMS Bhopal mortuary, on Sunday. The second autopsy, which lasted nearly three to four hours, was conducted under strict scientific protocols and was fully videographed to ensure transparency.Following the autopsy, the…

Bhopal, May 23 (IANS) A team of four senior doctors from the Forensic Medicine Department of AIIMS Delhi is scheduled to arrive in Bhopal on Saturday evening aboard a state-chartered aircraft to conduct a second autopsy on the body of a 33-year-old woman, currently preserved at the AIIMS Bhopal mortuary.The second autopsy will be conducted on Sunday morning.In a significant development in the mysterious death case involving actress and model Twisha Sharma, the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed …

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…

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 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) A Bhopal district court on Monday rejected the interim bail application of advocate Samarth Singh, who is absconding in connection with the death of his wife, Twisha Sharma.​ The plea was heard by Justice Pallavi Dube in the Bhopal District Court.​The hearing continued for nearly two-and-a-half hours between 3 p.m. and 5.30 p.m., during which both sides presented their arguments.​Twisha Sharma’s family opposed the bail plea and told the court that Samarth Singh has …