A CBI team on Thursday arrested retired judge Giribala Singh at her Bhopal residence in connection with the dowry death case of her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma.
The arrest comes a day after the Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed Girbala's anticipatory bail. The CBI team were seen entering Giribala's house in Bhopal's Bag Mughaliya extension area and questioned her earlier in the day.
Twisha was allegedly found hanging at her marital home in Bhopal on May 12. Following this, Giribala received anticipatory bail from a sessions court on May 15.
However, Twisha's family alleged before the high court that Giribala Singh attempted to influence evidence after obtaining anticipatory bail. Following this, the MP high court quashed her bail.
Madhya Pradesh police initially registered an FIR against Giribala and her son Samarth Singh under Sections 80(2) (punishment for dowry death), 85 (husband or his relative subjecting woman to cruelty) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita along with relevant provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
After CBI took over the probe on Monday, the central agency re-registered the FIR under same sections. A Bhopal court on Wednesday sent Samarth to CBI custody two days.
