Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Kailash Makwana on Tuesday (May 26, 2026) said the Bhopal Police had followed due rules and procedures in the Twisha Sharma death case even as a team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) launched its probe in the case, a day after taking over it from the local police.

Responding to questions from media persons in Indore, Mr. Makwana said, “The State Police, especially the Bhopal Police, carried out the investigation in accordance with the established rules and procedures. Since the family [of the deceased] had demanded, we ourselves recommended and handed over the case to the CBI.”

Mr. Makwana’s statement comes amid several allegations made by Twisha Sharma’s family such as institutional bias and procedural lapses by the local police. The family had alleged that officers were working under influence from retired district judge Giribala Singh, Twisha Sharma’s mother-in-law. Ms. Singh is an accused in the dowry death and harassment case along with her son and the victim’s husband Samarth Singh, a lawyer, who is currently in police custody. 

Questions Giribala Singh

Meanwhile, a CBI team, that arrived from New Delhi on Monday, launched its probe in the case and visited Ms. Singh’s residence, where Twisha Sharma was found hanging on the night of May 12, to inspect the incident spot. The team questioned Ms. Singh, who is currently out on an anticipatory bail, a senior Bhopal Police officer told The Hindu. 

The CBI team also met the victim’s family members and recorded their statements. 

The CBI took over the case from a special investigation team (SIT) of the Bhopal Police and re-lodged a First Information Report on Monday under BNS Sections 80(2), 85 and 3(5).

Meanwhile, Twisha Sharma’s family members departed from Bhopal to Delhi as they are scheduled to travel to Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh to immerse her ashes in the Ganga on May 28. 

Her body was cremated in Bhopal on May 24 after a second autopsy was performed by an expert panel of AIIMS New Delhi, 12 days after her death. 

The second autopsy had been ordered by the Madhya Pradesh High Court on the family’s demands that had alleged lapses in the procedure and the report of the first post-mortem conducted by the doctors of AIIMS Bhopal. 

Hearing in High Court

The High Court is scheduled to hear two petitions challenging Ms. Singh’s anticipatory bail, one from the victim’s father and another from the State government, on May 27. Earlier on May 25, the court has asked Ms. Singh to file her replies before the upcoming hearing. 

The case turned controversial after the victim’s mother-in-law publicly accused Twisha Sharma of being addicted to contraband substance while claiming that she was also taking medication for mental illness such as schizophrenia. 

Twisha Sharma’s family, however, denied the charges while accusing the retired judge of defaming the deceased and character assassination. 

The State government has also accused Ms. Singh of not cooperating with the probe.