A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday remanded former model Twisha Sharma’s husband, Samarth Singh, and her mother-in-law, retired judge Giripala Singh, to remand for 14 days.
Justice Shobna Bhagavi ordered the authorities to ensure special security arrangements for Samarth Singh and his mother Giripala Singh, who expressed concerns for their safety.
She noted that many hardened criminals detained in Bhopal Central Prison once faced tough sentences, and their presence posed a threat to her and her son.
The court ordered them to be kept in Bhopal Central Prison until June 16, but in separate, secure cells.
Representing herself, Gribala Singh said: “Staying with the prison inmates I punished in the past would be dangerous for our lives.”
It also urged the court to stop what it described as a “media trial” and expressed its fear for their safety.
“False allegations are being made against us. We have not released any CCTV footage of the incident. I have no idea how the media got this,” she said.
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Referring to Monday’s crime scene reenactment, she added: “Wherever we go, the media follows us. Yesterday, we were taken on foot to the house so the media could cover it.”
The court ordered the CBI to shift Samarth Singh and Giripala Singh to jail secretly and said they would be escorted from the courtroom to the car secretly to avoid public exposure.
During the hearing, Giribala Singh alleged that Twisha Sharma’s lawyer, Anurag Srivastava, physically assaulted her son in the Jabalpur district court when he went there to surrender.
Srivastava denied the charge, saying, “CCTV cameras have been installed in the court building. The facts can be verified and no such incident occurred.”
Throughout the interrogation, both Gribala Singh and Samarth Singh maintained their innocence, claiming that they never harassed Twisha Sharma physically or mentally.
Meanwhile, Twisha Sharma’s family has demanded the return of the jewelery given to her at the time of the marriage, which the CBI has agreed to pursue.
The CBI produced Samarth Singh and Giripala Singh before the chief judicial magistrate after five days of interrogation, which included re-enactment of the crime scene and virtual reconstruction of the timeline.
Srivastva said the agency informed the court that interrogation will resume once it receives crucial evidence, including the second post-mortem report, analysis of viscera, forensic examination of mobile phones, laptops and other materials, to ascertain the facts and strengthen the investigation.
Twisha Sharma died on May 12. Her family accused Samarth Singh and Giripala Singh of murder and harassment over dowry, while the accused insisted it was a suicide. The case was initially registered by the Bhopal police, and was later handed over to the CBI on the recommendation of the state government.
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