In a big development in the case already under probe, the CBI will investigate the suspicious death of model Twisha Sharma in Bhopal. The Madhya Pradesh Home Department has issued a notification transferring the case to the CBI. The case was registered at Katara Hills police station under dowry death sections.
She was found dead on May 12 at her home in Katara Hills.On May 20, Twisha’s father, Navnidhi Sharma, met Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav along with retired soldiers. The Chief Minister had assured them of a CBI inquiry. Police have filed a case against Twisha’s husband Samarth Singh and her mother-in-law Giribala Singh under dowry harassment sections. Giribala Singh is a retired judge. She got anticipatory bail from the court, but Samarth Singh’s bail plea was rejected.
Twisha’s family claims she was murdered. They also allege that evidence has been tampered with. The in-laws, however, say she died by suicide. The National Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognisance of the case. It has sought a detailed action taken report from the MP Chief Secretary and DGP within seven days.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday asked Twisha Sharma's mother-in-law and former district judge Giribala Singh to respond to petitions challenging the anticipatory bail granted to her in the dowry death case of her daughter-in-law.
Twisha Sharma's father, Navnidhi Sharma, as well as the State of Madhya Pradesh challenged the May 15 order of a Bhopal court which protected Singh from arrest while considering her age of 63 years and her position as a former judge. The sessions court had also noted that the allegations mainly pertained to Twisha Sharma's husband, Samarth Singh.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the State, submitted that there was an urgency in the matter due to a concern of tampering with evidence.Though he did not press for any interim order today, he sought a hearing next week."The bail was granted in a day with undue haste without looking at anything. The court had made no findings," Mehta said.Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh then listed the matter for hearing on May 25 at 2:30 PM.
A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered by Katara Hills police station to probe the death. Sharma's husband and mother-in-law Giribala Singh have been booked for dowry harassment in the case.Giribala Singh has come under severe criticism for speaking against her deceased daughter-in-law in various media interviews since grant of anticipatory bail to her.
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