In a major development, the Madhya Pradesh government has formally initiated proceedings against Giribala Singh after a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against her at Katara Hills Police Station in Bhopal in the alleged dowry death case of Twisha Sharma.
A government letter issued by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department directs the Registrar of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to conduct an inquiry under Rule 9(2) of the 2020 regulations and submit a report urgently.
The FIR invokes several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) related to dowry, common intention of a criminal objective, and allegations of demanding and receiving dowry under the Dowry Prohibition Act.
Twisha’s family has escalated the matter by demanding the immediate removal of Giribala Singh from the District Consumer Forum. In a letter to Governor Dr. Mangubhai Patel, the family argued that a person facing dowry-related allegations should not continue to occupy a judicial position. The representation stressed that retaining Giribala Singh in office could raise serious questions about institutional morality and public confidence in the justice system.
Twisha had married Samarth Singh, son of retired Sessions Judge Giribala Singh, in December 2025. The focus also remains on Samarth Singh, who continues to be absconding as investigators examine the case. The post-mortem report reportedly points to suicide. Authorities have announced a Rs 30,000 bounty for information leading to his capture.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has stated that the state government would seek a CBI-led probe into Twisha Sharma’s death. Twisha, a resident of Noida, was found hanging at her matrimonial home on May 12, just five months after her marriage to lawyer Samarth Singh.
Chief Minister Yadav assured the family that the government would pursue a CBI investigation into the allegedly suspicious circumstances of her death. Hours after a Bhopal court dismissed the family’s plea for a second autopsy at AIIMS Delhi, judicial magistrate Anudita Gupta confirmed there were no major omissions in the initial post-mortem conducted at AIIMS Bhopal on May 12, the day Twisha allegedly died.
