A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been launched to investigate allegations of dowry harassment against a former judge and her lawyer son after the death of the son's wife in Bhopal, intensifying scrutiny of dowry-related crimes.
Key Points
- A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to investigate dowry harassment allegations against a former judge and her son.
- The investigation follows the death of Twisha Sharma, the son's wife, who was found dead in her marital home in Bhopal.
- The SIT will investigate allegations of dowry harassment, physical assault, and attempts to destroy evidence.
- The deceased woman's family has accused her in-laws of murder, claiming she wanted to leave Bhopal.
- An anticipatory bail has been granted to the retired judge, while her son's bail plea is pending.
Police have formed a six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct a probe into allegations of dowry harassment against a former judge and her lawyer son, whose wife had been found dead in Bhopal, officials said.
Twisha Sharma (33) was found hanging at her marital home in the Katara Hills area here on May 12. According to police, she met Bhopal-based lawyer Samarth Singh through a dating app in 2024 and married him in December 2025.
Dowry Harassment Allegations
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Rajnish Kashyap, who heads the SIT, told PTI on Saturday that efforts have been intensified to trace and arrest Samarth Singh, who has been booked along with his mother and retired judge Giribala Singh, under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions related to dowry death and harassment.
Multiple police teams have been deployed to trace Samarth Singh, officials said.
Investigation Details
"Samarth and his mother had rushed Twisha Sharma to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival. Police received the information about her death from hospital authorities around 11 pm (on Tuesday)," an official said.
Katara Hills police station house officer Sunil Kumar Dubey said the woman's family, which hails from Noida, has accused her in-laws of murder. Relatives claimed she had remained in contact with them over the phone till around 10 pm on Tuesday.
Sharma wanted to leave Bhopal and return to Noida, according to her relatives.
SIT's Focus
The SIT, which also includes a woman police officer, would investigate various angles, including allegations of dowry harassment, physical assault and alleged attempts to destroy evidence after Sharma's death, officials said.
A Bhopal court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to the retired judge, while the hearing on Samarth Singh's pre-arrest bail plea is scheduled for May 18.
