Overview
- CBI officers arrested retired judge Giribala Singh after the Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed her anticipatory bail, and a Bhopal court on Friday granted the agency five‑day remands for her and her son Samarth for intensive interrogation.
- The central agency re‑registered the state FIR naming Giribala and Samarth as accused under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Dowry Prohibition Act for alleged dowry harassment and cruelty.
- Medical reports recorded the cause of death as antemortem hanging and noted multiple antemortem injuries on Twisha Sharma’s body, issues that prompted a second AIIMS‑Delhi postmortem and sharp questions about the original evidence handling.
- Investigators say gaps and disputes over CCTV timing, the late production of the alleged ligature, and selective release of footage raised concerns about possible evidence tampering given Giribala’s background in judicial and forensic training.
- The CBI is using 3D scanning, digital reconstruction, synchronized CCTV and call‑data mapping to test timelines and statements, a process the agency says is needed before further charges or court action are decided.