A Bhopal court on May 29 remanded ex-judge Giribala Singh to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody for five days in connection with the dowry death of her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma.

According to The Hindu, the CBI arrested her and her son (Sharma's husband) Samarth Singh and brought them before judge Shobhana Bhalawe who remanded them to the CBI custody till June 2.

Noida-based Twisha Sharma had married Samarth Singh, a Bhopal-based lawyer, five months ago after 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.