Samarth Singh, the husband of Noida woman Twisha Sharma who was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal, has been sent to seven days of police remand by the Bhopal district court.
Singh, an advocate by profession, is accused of harassing his deceased wife Twisha for dowry along with his mother Giribala Singh, a retired judge.
Samarth was taken into custody by Bhopal police on Friday after he arrived at a Jabalpur court to surrender.
He was produced before the Bhopal court amid tight security. Prior to that, the police took Samarth to Jai Prakash Hospital for a medical examination.
With the case getting significant public attention, a large police deployment was made at the court premises.
Police personnel escorted the accused husband to the courtroom of Judicial Magistrate Anudita Gupta at around 3.15 pm.
During the hearing, the police sought his custodial remand to interrogate him in connection with his wife’s death.
“In this case, the Court has granted a 7-day remand of Samarth Singh. We will investigate, and as we examine everything, things will become clearer,” said ACP Rajnish Kashyap.
Earlier in the day, Bhopal Police Commissioner Sanjay Singh said Samarth was brought to Bhopal late on Friday night after being detained in Jabalpur.
He also warned that strict action would be taken against anyone found to have assisted Samarth while he remained untraceable for about 10 days after the incident.
“If it is found that someone provided him shelter or helped him evade arrest, action will be taken against them as well,” he said.
Meanwhile, Twisha’s family has demanded a CBI takeover of the case at the earliest for a fair investigation.
“The CBI should take up this case as soon as possible. They should take charge of this case so that a fair investigation can begin…,” her brother Major Harshit Sharma told reporters in Bhopal.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has announced that his government will write to the Centre for a CBI probe in the case.