NEW DELHI: Bhopal Police on Saturday claimed that Samarth Singh, the main accused in the Twisha Sharma death case, "did not surrender" but was arrested from Jabalpur after he reached the court premises.
Addressing a press conference, Bhopal Police Commissioner Sanjay Kumar said, "What happened was that he had come to the court in Jabalpur to surrender, but the court refused to let him surrender. Meanwhile, my team was also there. Then, my team took him into custody with the help of the Jabalpur police team."
Police officials said Samarth Singh was brought to Bhopal late at night and would be produced before the court, where investigators would seek a seven-day remand for further interrogation.
"First, we will get his medical done and file a PR (Personal Recognisance Bond) from the Court. We will ask for 7 days' remand... He was brought in quite late at night. Some procedures still take time. We'll interrogate him further and only then can we say anything," Commissioner Kumar said.
"When he is questioned in detail, if something comes to light that someone sheltered him, action will be taken against them as well…" he further added.
The arrest comes days after Madhya Pradesh Police issued a Look Out Circular against Samarth Singh and announced a Rs 30,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.
Sanjay Kumar further said that police had repeatedly tried to secure cooperation from the accused side during the investigation. "We have issued three notices, but they have not cooperated. Therefore, we have also moved for the cancellation of anticipatory bail," he said.
Kumar added that investigators are now focused on questioning the accused at the earliest as the probe intensifies. "Our effort is to interrogate them as soon as possible..." he said.
Confirming the arrest, Additional DCP Anil Sharma said, "...From the very first day, the police have carried out the complete procedure regarding this case and made full efforts to arrest the accused. No matter who the accused is, they always try to evade the police, but they cannot stay away for long. Eventually, we arrested him yesterday..."
However, Samarth Singh’s lawyer Advocate Gyanendra Sharma claimed that his client had surrendered and was only exercising his legal rights after failing to secure anticipatory bail.
"We have surrendered. Now we are exhausting legal remedies... At least we should use our legal right... We didn't receive anticipatory bail... So we will file the regular bail... Why would we take him to court? What work does he have there..." Sharma said.
The lawyer also denied claims that Giribala Singh, Samarth’s mother and a retired judge, had ignored police notices seeking her appearance in the investigation.
"Officially, there is no such thing. I can't be a spokesperson for the Police. After we applied for anticipatory bail, a cancellation was filed against it. Since the cancellation cannot be approved without hearing the other party, the Court had sent us a notice to appear," he said.
On whether Giribala Singh would cooperate with the probe, Sharma said, "If they call us, we will definitely go. Ask the Police to show those notices. We are here, right. If they call us, we will go see them."
The case relates to the death of Twisha Sharma, a Noida resident who married Bhopal-based lawyer Samarth Singh in December 2025. Twisha was found dead on May 12, following which her family accused her husband and in-laws of mental torture and dowry harassment.
The allegations triggered widespread outrage, with the Madhya Pradesh government later recommending a CBI probe into the case.
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