Overview
- Lucknow cafe owner Shiva Sharma fell from a fourth-floor apartment on October 9 and his mother filed a complaint alleging harassment and murder, prompting police to register a murder case.
- Newly surfaced CCTV clips show model Shraddha Dubey with Sharma at the Awadh Green Apartment, including a stairwell video and footage of Dubey returning alone after a late-night outing.
- Police and a forensic team will conduct a reconstruction that includes dropping a dummy matched to Sharma’s build to compare landing position and injury patterns with the post-mortem report.
- Shraddha Dubey has publicly said Sharma killed himself and cited his alleged debts, while Sharma’s family says he was assaulted and pushed; social videos showing disputes over jewellery and money are part of the evidence pool.
- Dubey, her sister Rashmi and the driver remain in judicial custody and an associate has been detained for alleged help in an escape, and investigators say they will weigh CCTV, witness testimony and forensics before reaching conclusions.