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Lucknow Cafe Owner Death: Accused Live-in Partner Claims Suicide in Videos
- •Fashion model and social media influencer Shraddha Dubey, accused in the murder of Lucknow cafe owner Shiva Sharma, has claimed he died by suicide.
- •In viral videos, Dubey stated that Sharma was under heavy debt and jumped from her apartment balcony on October 9.
- •Sharma's family has accused Dubey and others of physical and mental torture, demanding their immediate arrest.
- •Police are investigating the authenticity of the videos and have announced a cash reward of 25,000 rupees each for information leading to the arrest of the absconding suspects.
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Fashion model and social media influencer Shraddha Dubey claimed that her live-in partner, Shiva Sharma, died by suicide rather than murder. In a video, she alleged that Sharma was under heavy debt and jumped off her apartment's balcony after going into the bathroom on October 9.
Shiva Sharma's mother, Ranjana Sharma, alleged that her son was physically and mentally tortured, threatened, and blackmailed by Shraddha Dubey before falling to his death from an apartment in Lucknow on October 9. The family asserted that Sharma was assaulted and thrown from the building, prompting a murder investigation.
The Lucknow Police booked Shraddha Dubey, her sister, their driver, and two others for murder at the Hazratganj Police Station and announced a reward of Rs 25,000 each for information leading to the arrests of key suspects. Investigators are actively searching for the absconders, who may have fled toward the Nepal border.
