Overview

• Twenty-year-old Diwakar Yadav was shot dead outside Hotel Ishan Inn in Vikalp Khand around 1 AM on July 22 following a dispute over alleged inappropriate remarks.
• Police arrested accused Akash Tiwari and guest Pushpa Gautam near Tulip Apartment in the early hours of July 23 and have registered an FIR against both.
• Hotel owner and police reports indicate both suspects were intoxicated during the incident and that Gautam had alerted Tiwari to the earlier confrontation.
• Tiwari’s 2023 bookings for murder and rioting under the SC/ST Act and a later assault case underscore concerns over repeat violent offences.
• Diwakar’s family, unaware of his hotel employment, were informed of his death only after authorities summoned them to Lucknow.