Twisha Sharma death case: Mother-in-law Giribala Singh faces bail cancellation, possible removal from consumer panel post

BHOPAL: Former district judge Giribala Singh, mother-in-law of 33-year-old Twisha Sharma who allegedly died by suicide at her Bhopal home earlier this month, is now facing the possibility of cancellation of her anticipatory bail as well as a review of her position as president of the Bhopal district consumer commission.

Police on Thursday issued a “third and final notice” to Giribala Singh asking her to record her statement in connection with the case. Investigators indicated that if she continued to avoid cooperating with the probe, they could move court seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted to her earlier by a Bhopal sessions court.


At the same time, the Madhya Pradesh government has reportedly sought clarification from the state consumer disputes redressal commission on whether a person under investigation in such a case can continue to head a district consumer panel.



The case has also reached the Madhya Pradesh high court, where multiple petitions linked to the alleged dowry death are expected to come up before the vacation bench on Friday.

Twisha’s husband Samarth Singh, who remains absconding, has moved the Jabalpur bench of the high court seeking anticipatory bail after his earlier plea was rejected by a sessions court. At the same time, Twisha’s father Navnidhi Sharma has filed a petition seeking cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to Giribala Singh.

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Police commissioner Sanjay Kumar said notices issued earlier to Giribala Singh could not be personally served because she was not present at her Katara Hills residence — the same house where Twisha was found hanging on May 12. The third notice too could not be delivered in person and was eventually sent to her through WhatsApp.

Under provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), women, senior citizens, children below 15 and persons with disabilities cannot ordinarily be summoned to police stations for questioning, requiring investigators to record their statements either at home or at a mutually agreed location.

Defence counsel Mrigendra Singh argued that Twisha never made any allegations against her husband or mother-in-law before her death and did not leave behind any suicide note. He accused the deceased woman’s family of “spreading canards” after the incident.

Meanwhile, Giribala Singh has also approached a magistrate court alleging lapses in the handling of electronic evidence seized during the investigation. In an application filed before a Judicial Magistrate First Class court, she claimed police failed to properly record the contents of a seized DVR connected to CCTV cameras installed at her residence.

The plea stated that the CCTV system had not been regularly serviced by the private firm maintaining it, leading to an alleged discrepancy in timestamps showing a difference of two days, two hours and 20 minutes. Singh argued that this had created confusion in public discourse around the case and requested the court to direct the SIT to formally document the contents of the DVR in the presence of independent witnesses.

She further sought directions to preserve electronic devices belonging to Twisha’s relatives, alleging that manipulated WhatsApp chats were being circulated to influence public perception.

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Twisha Sharma, a Noida resident and former model-turned-actor, was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal’s upscale Katara Hills locality on May 12. Her family has accused her husband and in-laws of dowry harassment and abetment to suicide, while the Singh family has alleged that she struggled with drug addiction.



Police have registered an FIR under Sections 80(2), 85 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita along with provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act against Samarth Singh and Giribala Singh. Authorities have also announced a cash reward for information leading to Samarth Singh’s arrest and moved court seeking revocation of his passport.