A Bhopal court has extended the judicial custody of retired judge Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh till August 11 in the case of the death of model-turned-actress Twisha Sharma.

The court, while extending the custody on Tuesday (July 28, 2026), accepted the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) request for additional time as the investigation in the case is in its final stages.

Giribala Singh is the mother-in-law and Samarth Singh is the husband of Twisha, who was found dead at her marital home on May 12. The retired judge and her son were later arrested on charges of dowry-related harassment, mental abuse and domestic violence.

The CBI is conducting a probe into the case.

Giribala Singh and Samarth Singh appeared before the Bhopal District and Sessions Court via videoconference on Tuesday (July 28, 2026).

Lawyer Ankur Pandey, representing Twisha’s family, told PTI that the special court of Justice Ram Pratap Mishra, while extending the judicial custody, also directed the CBI to submit its final report by August 11.

He said the CBI informed the special court that the investigation is in its final stages and additional time is needed to complete the remaining formalities.

“On this basis, the CBI requested an extension in the judicial custody of both accused till August 11, which the court accepted. The next hearing in the case will now be held on August 11,” he said.

The CBI will file a chargesheet in the court on August 11, the lawyer added.

Earlier, on July 25, the special court rejected Giribala Singh’s bail plea, stating that the charges against her were serious in nature.

Alleging flaws in the preliminary investigation and post-mortem, Twisha’s family had approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

The HC subsequently ordered a second post-mortem by a team of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. The investigation was later handed over to the CBI.

A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team on Monday (June 1, 2026) visited the residence of former district judge Giribala Singh, accused in the Twisha Sharma dowry-harassment case, and actively recreated the crime scene.

As part of the ongoing probe, the team used a dummy body to gather crucial evidence in the presence of accused Ms. Giribala Singh and Mr. Samarth Singh.

On Sunday (June 1, 2026), a silent protest was held demanding justice in the death of Twisha Sharma in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida. The protest comes after Sharma, a resident of Noida, died in Bhopal on May 12 after allegedly being subjected to mental torture and dowry harassment by her husband and his family.

Twisha Sharma was married to Bhopal resident Samarth Singh in December 2025. Following her death on May 12, her family alleged that she was harassed for dowry by her husband and in-laws. The case involves serious allegations under the newly implemented Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

Speaking to ANI, Twisha’s brother, Major Harshit Sharma, said that they have full faith that the truth will come out. “This case is no longer about Twisha. We are gathered here today to express the unity that we are feeling. So many people have come up to support us. A gathering was organised by the society, and we are here to attend that… We have full faith that the truth will come out,” he told ANI.

Earlier on May 29, the ashes of 33-year-old Twisha Sharma, the victim of the high-profile Bhopal alleged dowry death case, were immersed in the Ganga River in Rishikesh.

Her father, Navnidhi Sharma, stated that his daughter had a deep attachment to Rishikesh and to the Ganga River.

The Bhopal District court has sent former judge and mother-in-law Giribala Singh and husband Samarth Singh to a five-day CBI remand till June 2.

The Special Judge Shobhana Bhalave allowed the CBI to take both accused into custody for five days for further interrogation.