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Lucknow Cafe Owner Murder: Police Suspect Influencer Shraddha Dubey Fled To Nepal
- •Police have announced a reward of Rs 25,000 for information leading to the arrest of social media influencer Shraddha Dubey, her sister Rashmi, and their driver in connection with the murder of cafe owner Shiva Sharma.
- •Investigators suspect that Shraddha, the prime accused, may have fled towards the Nepal border, and police teams have been dispatched to Delhi and the border area.
- •The victim was found dead after falling from a fourth-floor apartment, and his mother has accused the suspects of assaulting, harassing, and blackmailing him before his death.
- •Newly emerged CCTV footage showing the fatal fall is being examined by police to reconstruct the sequence of events and determine the roles of those present.
- •The post-mortem report confirmed multiple external injuries and extensive internal trauma, though further investigation is required to determine if he was pushed, jumped, or fell accidentally.
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Police launched a manhunt for social media influencer Shraddha Dubey, offering a reward of Rs 25,000 for information leading to her arrest, following the death of 28-year-old cafe owner Shiva Sharma. Sharma died after falling from the fourth-floor apartment at Awadh Green Apartments where he had been living with Dubey for several months. His mother accused Dubey, her sister, and their driver of assaulting, harassing, and blackmailing him.
The victim's mother, Ranjana Sharma, alleged that Shraddha Dubey, her sister Rashmi, and others assaulted, harassed, and blackmailed Shiva Sharma before his death. She claimed that Dubey invoked influential connections to intimidate Sharma, threatened to implicate him in criminal cases, and bore cigarette-burn marks on his body. The mother also stated that Dubey wanted Sharma to abandon his business and come under her total control.
The post-mortem report revealed multiple external injuries and extensive internal trauma, including damage to the lungs, liver, and spleen, attributing death to shock and haemorrhage. However, investigators noted that these findings established the severity of the injuries but did not conclusively determine whether Sharma was pushed, jumped, or fell accidentally.
