A Bhopal court on June 2 remanded ex-judge Giribala Singh to judicial custody for 14 days in connection with the dowry death of her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had arrested Singh and her son (Sharma's husband) Samarth Singh last month. They were earlier remanded to CBI custody till June 2.

When Singh was produced before the trial court today, CBI did not seek for an extension of custody. Accordingly, Judge Shobhana Bhalawe remanded her to 14 day judicial custody.

Noida-based Twisha Sharma had married Samarth Singh, a Bhopal-based lawyer after him meeting through a dating app. She was found dead at her residence in Bhopal on May 12.

Sharma's family has blamed her in-laws for the death, accusing them of persistent domestic violence and harassment over dowry demands. An FIR was registered by the Katara Hills police station to probe the death.

Singh's mother Giribala Singh is a retired judge and currently serves as the president of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Madhya Pradesh. She was granted anticipatory bail by a sessions court on May 15. The trial court reasoned that the allegations mainly pertained to Twisha Sharma's husband, Samarth Singh.

However, the Madhya Pradesh High Court cancelled the same on May 28.

Samarth Singh, Twisha Sharma's husband, had also moved High Court for protection from arrest after being denied anticipatory bail by the Sessions Court. However, he withdrew his bail plea on May 22, with the High Court saying he could either surrender before the investigating officer or the trial court.