The Union government on Monday told the Supreme Court that the Central Bureau of Investigation will take over the inquiry into the death of a woman in Madhya Pradesh, whose family has alleged that her in-laws harassed her for dowry, Live Law reported.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi was hearing a suo motu case registered about allegations of institutional bias and procedural irregularities in the investigation into the death of the woman, Twisha Sharma.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court that the CBI will take over the probe and that the required administrative steps will be completed immediately.“Fair trial has been ensured now,” Bar and Bench quoted the court as saying. “Now CBI is probing.”The bench said it was “slightly pained” by the narrative suggesting that the judiciary was shielding the accused because Sharma’s husband Samarth Singh is a practicising lawyer and her mother-in-law Giribala Singh is a former district judge.“A narrative was also created that a fair investigation was denied due to involvement of judiciary,” the court said. “That is why suo motu proceedings were initiated.”The judges also appealed to the media not to record statements from potential witnesses or family members, saying such coverage could prejudice matters that were still under investigation.“Let the things move as per law and procedure,” Kant said.The court also asked the family of the woman to record their statements before investigators rather than in public or through the media, Bar and Bench reported.“We request the general public to refrain from speculation and have trust and faith in the most premier investigating agency [CBI],” the court added. “It is clarified that we have not expressed any opinion on merits of allegations. It is up to investigating agency to look into all aspects.”Twisha Sharma, a 33-year-old model-turned-actor from Noida, was found dead at her marital home in Bhopal’s Katara Hills area on May 12. Her husband’s family claimed that she had killed herself.However, her family has accused her in-laws of persistent domestic violence and demands for dowry. They have also alleged that Sharma was murdered.On Friday, Sharma’s husband Samarth Singh, who had been on the run for over a week, withdrew an anticipatory bail petition he had filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court and surrendered before a court in Jabalpur.The Bhopal Police subsequently arrested the advocate.Following this, the Bar Council of India suspended him from legal practice with immediate effect.Edited by Neerad Pandharipande.