Bhopal: CBI arrested former District Judge Giribala Singh at her residence in Bhopal on Thursday in connection with the alleged suicide of her daughter-in-law, Twisha Sharma.

A CBI team, backed by a heavy police force, reached Singh’s residence in the Katara Hills area early in the day. Local police barricaded the entire locality and restricted public movement during the arrest proceedings. The CBI team reached Giribala Singh’s residence at around 10.30 a.m. and questioned her for over five hours.

CBI is set to take Giribala Singh to a hospital for a medical examination shortly. Amit Soni, the SHO of Bag Sevania police station, who was present at the scene, said Giribala Singh would be produced before the Court later on Thursday.

The arrest came a day after the Madhya Pradesh High Court cancelled the anticipatory bail granted to Giribala Singh. Twisha Sharma was found dead at her matrimonial home on May 12^th, five months after her marriage to Singh’s son, Samarth Singh, on December 9^th, 2025.

Giribala Singh had approached a Bhopal Sessions court seeking pre-arrest bail two days after the incident. The 10th Additional Sessions Judge, Bhopal, granted her bail on May 15^th, citing her age and money transfers to the deceased.
The court said several important aspects had been overlooked while granting relief to Giribala Singh. It further observed that the allegations required deeper scrutiny under Sections 80(2), 85 and 3(5) of the BNS, along with Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.