Expressing anguish over the narrative that the judiciary was shielding the accused, the Supreme Court on Monday said it would ensure a fair, independent and impartial probe into the death of former model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma.Twisha (33) was found hanging at her matrimonial home in Bhopal’s Katara Hills area on May 12 within a few months of marriage. Her family accused her in-laws of dowry harassment and abetment to suicide. Her in-laws, however, alleged that she suffered from drug addiction.An FIR registered by the state police against her husband — advocate Samarth Singh — and her mother-in-law and former district judge — Giribala Singh — on charges of dowry harassment has been transferred to the CBI.“We are slightly in pain because of some of the actions. We will request our media friends not to go for the statements of the victim’s family or the other family. Let things move as per law and procedure… We request the media not to record statements of the victim’s family and reduce their pain to sound bites,” a Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said.The Bench, which also included Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi, asked the media to exercise restraint while reporting on the case.“We also request the media to avoid recording statements of persons who are likely to be potential witnesses, as it may unnecessarily impact the outcomes on certain issues which are to be investigated,” said the Bench, which had on Saturday taken suo motu cognisance of alleged institutional bias and procedural discrepancies in the unnatural death of Twisha.“We also request the public that they should refrain from speculation and to have trust and faith in one of the premier investigating agencies. We are sure that in due course of time, it will take the investigation to a conclusion,” it said.The top court asked the families of the victim and the accused to refrain from making public or media statements and instead place their versions before the CBI to ensure that the investigation is not prejudiced.On behalf of the Madhya Pradesh Government, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the CBI would take over the probe and that the administrative steps in this regard would be taken today itself.Mehta took exception to Twisha’s mother-in-law appearing on television channels and making statements maligning the victim, which triggered the media coverage even as he admitted that significant progress in the case was made due to media intervention.He said the case was a message for all parents that it was better to have a divorced daughter than face such an unfortunate incident.Senior advocate Siddharth Dave, representing the accused, also raised concerns over the media coverage and said the entire “Section 161, CrPC, statement” of the accused had been published in newspapers.The second autopsy on Twisha’s body was conducted on Jattvibeday by a team from AIIMS, Delhi, at Bhopal following the direction of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.While Giribala was granted anticipatory bail, Samarth was arrested on Friday after being on the run for more than a week. Currently, he is in police custody. The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday issued a notice to Giribaba on a petition seeking cancellation of her anticipatory bail.The Bar Council of India, which regulates the legal profession in the country, suspended Samarth Singh’s licence last week.