&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Twisha Sharma case: Court extends Giribala Singh, son Samarth's custody as CBI flags refusal to give voice samples")
A Bhopal court on Tuesday (Jul 14) extended the judicial custody of former district judge Giribala Singh and her son, Samarth Singh, by another 14 days in the Twisha Sharma death case, allowing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) more time to complete its probe.
As the two accused appeared before the court via video conferencing, the CBI sought an extension of their judicial remand, arguing that key parts of the investigation remain incomplete, including forensic analysis of digital evidence and examination of reports from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL). The agency also informed the court that statements of several important witnesses are yet to be recorded.
Also read | Twisha Sharma dowry death case: MP High Court quashes MIL Giribala Singh's anticipatory bail
CBI flags refusal to provide voice samples
Counsel for Twisha Sharma's family, Ankur Pandey, said the CBI told the court that both accused had failed to cooperate with the investigation by refusing to provide voice samples required for forensic examination.
According to Pandey, the court had earlier allowed investigators to collect the samples. However, when CBI officials visited the jail, Samarth Singh allegedly refused to provide his voice sample, while Giribala Singh is said to have stopped the process after giving only a partial sample.
Trending Stories
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
How fast can the Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet really fly?
)
Did China ask its people 'not to respond to aliens'? Origin of bizarre claim on social media
)
MS Dhoni-CSK Fallout? Report claims failed stake sale talks triggered rift
)
Scientists reveal the SAFEST COUNTRY when catastrophe strikes the planet
)
Serial killer on the loose in South Korea's Jeju Island? Fourth body found in three days as more than a dozen people go missing
)
2/3rd of glacier detached, collapsed: ISRO satellite images reveal what triggered Nepal floods
)
Trump once again claims without him there would be ‘no Israel right now’
)
Foreign espionage attacks against German companies surge to 37%, Bitkom report reveals
)
Blake Lively wins partial legal fee from Justin Baldoni after $8M request
)
Why is Pakistan deploying Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones near India border?
)
'OH MY GOD! We've found other agents!': Investigators discover not one or two, almost 700 OpenAI AI agents went rogue, hacked Hugging Face
)
Lunar eclipse 2026: India timings, places to see and more. August Blood moon factsheet
)
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on global outreach tour
)
Both pilots killed as training aircraft crashes in Lucknow – What we know
)
16-year-old charged with preparing terror attack on kindergarten in Norway
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
How the S-400 protects itself from enemy attacks
)
Nepal floods: Over 165 dead, 400 missing; US, India, China, World Bank mobilise aid
)
India's multi-layered watch: The new surveillance war
)
5 doomsday planes spotted in US skies hours after CIA director's secret trip to Russia
)
9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to finally face trial in 2028, nearly 27 years after horrific attacks
)
Islamabad hospital fire: What we know about one of the biggest facility that housed Imran Khan
)
Workers run for life while filming Nepal flash flood: Scary new visuals emerge from Rasuwa
)
Russian military planes enter South Korean air defence zone amid rising tensions with North Korea: What's happening
)
Ron Weasley Is Back! Rupert Grint set to return to Harry Potter universe on Broadway
)
400-year-old 'vampire' grave in Poland reveals non-existent genetic lineage
)
Dolly Parton, global icon and queen of country music, dies at 80
)
Nepal flash floods: Kailash Mansarovar yatra affected, close to 400 pilgrims out of contact
)
'If he is dead, they're putting on a pretty good show': Trump casts fresh doubt over Mojtaba Khamenei's fate
)
Man arrested near US Capitol with guillotine in pickup truck: What happened?
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
Why the Su-30MKI cockpit is painted bright turquoise green
The agency submitted records of the jail proceedings before the court and sought a fresh direction to obtain the samples for comparison with audio evidence recovered during the investigation.
Accepting the request, the court once again permitted the CBI to collect voice samples from both accused.
Investigation still in progress
The CBI told the court that several pieces of digital evidence are yet to undergo forensic examination, and some CFSL reports are still awaited. With witness statements also pending, the agency argued that further judicial custody was necessary to complete the investigation.
After hearing the submissions, the court extended the judicial custody of Giribala Singh and Samarth Singh until July 28.
What is the Twisha Sharma case?
Twisha Sharma was found dead at her residence in Bhopal's Katara Hills area on the night of May 12.
While her in-laws have maintained that she died by suicide, her maternal family has alleged that she was murdered. The case was later handed over to the CBI, which is investigating the circumstances surrounding her death. The probe is currently focused on forensic evidence, digital records and witness testimonies.
