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Nation / Tue, 02 Jun 2026 Bar and Bench

Twisha Sharma death: Bhopal court sends ex-judge Giribala Singh to 14-day judicial custody

Noida-based Twisha Sharma had married Samarth Singh, a Bhopal-based lawyer after him meeting through a dating app. Sharma's family has blamed her in-laws for the death, accusing them of persistent domestic violence and harassment over dowry demands. Singh's mother Giribala Singh is a retired judge and currently serves as the president of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Madhya Pradesh. The trial court reasoned that the allegations mainly pertained to Twisha Sharma's husband, Samarth Singh. However, the Madhya Pradesh High Court cancelled the same on May 28.

Noida-based Twisha Sharma had married Samarth Singh, a Bhopal-based lawyer after him meeting through a dating app. She was found dead at her residence in Bhopal on May 12.

Sharma's family has blamed her in-laws for the death, accusing them of persistent domestic violence and harassment over dowry demands. An FIR was registered by the Katara Hills police station to probe the death.

Singh's mother Giribala Singh is a retired judge and currently serves as the president of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Madhya Pradesh. She was granted anticipatory bail by a sessions court on May 15. The trial court reasoned that the allegations mainly pertained to Twisha Sharma's husband, Samarth Singh.

However, the Madhya Pradesh High Court cancelled the same on May 28.

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