Twisha Sharma's family lawyer claims Samarth Singh 'hid' inside courtroom before arrest

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• Twisha Sharma's family lawyer (R) alleges her husband, Samarth Singh (L), was 'sitting' in a locked courtroom before his arrest in Jabalpur.
• BHOPAL: The investigation into the death of 33-year-old Twisha Sharma intensified on Friday after her husband Samarth Singh was taken into police custody from the Jabalpur district court premises.Anurag Srivastava, counsel for Twisha Sharma’s father Navnidhi Sharma, alleged that Samarth Singh was allegdly hiding inside Courtroom No 32, the courtroom of the District and Sessions Judge, with the doors locked from inside before his arrest.“No surrender has taken place.
• No hearing was going on.
• The last information I received was that he was inside Court No 32. I got the door opened and went inside.
• Under what authority was he allowed to sit in that courtroom?” Srivastava questioned.The lawyer further alleged that the incident showed “how much support” the accused was allegedly receiving from judiciary.“The lights were switched...