BHOPAL: Former judge Giribala Singh was arrested by the CBI on Thursday in connection with the probe into the death of her daughter-in-law, Twisha Sharma, and allegations of dowry harassment after being questioned for over seven hours at her residence in Bhopal, officials said.According to officials, a CBI team interrogated Singh at her residence in Bhopal’s Bag Mughaliya Extension area before taking her into custody. The agency will produce Giribala before a court on Friday.The CBI has informed the district court that she has been arrested and will be produced on Friday.Giribala has been taken to MANIT (Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology), where she may be kept in custody at a guest house for the night.

Her arrest came a day after the Madhya Pradesh high court quashed her anticipatory bail.Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has directed both the victim’s family and the accused’s family to refrain from giving media interviews during the course of the investigation to ensure a fair and impartial probe.Giribala Singh has been booked under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, including Section 80(2) related to dowry death, Section 85 pertaining to cruelty by husband or relatives, and Section 3(5) involving acts committed in furtherance of common intention. She has also been charged under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.The case pertains to the death of Twisha Sharma, which is currently being investigated by the CBI.