The Central Bureau of Investigation has re-registered the case against the deceased model's husband and her mother-in-law, a retired judge, following a delayed police medical report.

A district court in Bhopal is scheduled to hear two separate applications on Tuesday seeking the preservation of critical electronic evidence, including Call Detail Records (CDR) and CCTV footage, in connection with the death of former actress and model Twisha Sharma.

The hearing comes amid a massive escalation in the high-profile case, with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officially taking over the probe and registering a fresh FIR against Twisha’s husband, Samarth Singh, and her mother-in-law, Giribala Singh, who is a retired judge. The federal agency's FIR explicitly acknowledges severe allegations of physical harassment and monetary dowry demands.

Court Defers Initial Hearing

The matter was originally placed before the district court on Monday, but the proceedings had to be adjourned. The Bhopal Police failed to submit their required status report on time, prompting the court to grant additional time to the local investigators.

According to legal sources, advocate Ankur Pandey, representing Twisha’s grieving family, moved the plea to secure and freeze all relevant telecommunication logs. Interestingly, a separate application was moved on behalf of the accused mother-in-law, Giribala Singh, requesting the court to ensure that CCTV footage from around the residence is preserved. Both sides have stated that securing this data is vital to prevent tampering or technical data loss as the trial shapes up.

CBI Steps in Upgrading Case

The investigation shifted gears dramatically after a specialized CBI team arrived in Bhopal on Monday night. The agency formally took over the case docket from the Katara Hills police station, re-registering the FIR under stringent sections pertaining to dowry death and matrimonial cruelty.

Timeline of Key Events (May 2026)

May 12, 09:41 PM : Last WhatsApp call from Twisha to her family; shouting heard.

May 12, 10:20 PM : Estimated time of death by hanging at Bagh Mugalia home.

May 12, 10:35 PM : Mother-in-law answers family's call, stating "She is no more."

May 13, 05:00 AM : AIIMS Bhopal formally logs Medico-Legal Case (MLC).

May 24 (Sunday)  : AIIMS Delhi team performs a rare second post-mortem.

May 25 (Monday)  : CBI officially files FIR; SIT questions accused for 2.5 hours.

Initial findings by the local police during the preliminary inquiry revealed prima facie evidence of sustained mental and physical torture linked to an additional demand of ₹20 lakh. This finding formed the core basis for the CBI’s aggressive intervention.

Twisha Death Case Discrepancies Under Lens

A central focus of the federal probe is an unexplained seven-hour delay in informing law enforcement. While forensic analysis suggests Twisha died by hanging at her Bagh Mugalia Extension residence at approximately 10:20 PM on May 12, the formal medico-legal case (MLC) was only logged by AIIMS Bhopal at 5:00 AM the following morning.

Twisha’s family has repeatedly alleged that the delay was intentional. They claim that Samarth Singh—a practicing criminal lawyer—returned to the house after she was declared dead at the hospital specifically to clean the crime scene and alter physical evidence. The CBI is slated to question the attending doctors at AIIMS who initially registered the emergency case.

Late-Night Interrogations Conducted

Ground realities in Bhopal remained tense as a Special Investigation Team (SIT) flanked by forensic experts raided Samarth Singh’s residence in Bagh Mugalia Extension at around 7:30 PM on Monday.

Both Samarth and his mother, Giribala Singh, were subjected to intense custodial questioning lasting over two and a half hours. Investigators subsequently conducted a detailed spot verification of the room where the 33-year-old former model was found. The initial short post-mortem report from AIIMS noted the cause of death as "ante-mortem hanging" but crucially flagged multiple minor blunt force injuries on other parts of her body, contradicting the outright suicide claims made by the in-laws.

Supreme Court Intervenes Directly

The legal battle has simultaneously reached the highest judicial corridors. The Madhya Pradesh High Court issued an urgent notice to the retired judge following petitions filed by the state government and Twisha’s father, Navnidhi Sharma, challenging the anticipatory bail granted to her by a lower trial court.

In New Delhi, the Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of the matter on Monday. During the proceedings, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta alleged that the accused party was actively leveraging local influence to obstruct the ongoing investigation. Chief Justice Surya Kant expressed deep concern over attempts to weaponize public narratives against the judiciary's independence, strongly urging both the defense and prosecution to refrain from making inflammatory public statements.

Meanwhile, following a rare second autopsy conducted by a specialized team flown in from AIIMS Delhi, Twisha’s body was finally cremated at the Bhadbhada crematorium on Sunday, where her brother, Major Harshit, performed her last rites.