New Delhi. Model and social media influencer Shraddha Dubey, who was wanted for 11 days in the case of Lucknow's Shiva Sharma's death under suspicious circumstances, has finally been arrested. UP STF, Lucknow Police team caught Shraddha Dubey, her sister Rashmi and driver Danish from Nagpur. Nagpur Police cooperated with UP Police and STF in arresting these three accused. A reward of Rs 50,000 each was declared on Shraddha, her sister and the driver. After completing the legal proceedings, preparations are underway to bring these three to Lucknow on transit remand. An FIR was registered on October 9 at Hazratganj police station in Lucknow on the complaint of Shiva Sharma's mother Ranjana Sharma.
Earlier, information about Shraddha and others being in Nepal had come to light. Investigation also revealed that Shraddha and other accused were repeatedly changing their locations. Meanwhile, Shraddha uploaded her videos on social media two-three times and gave clarification on the whole matter and declared herself innocent. Shraddha has claimed that Shiva has committed suicide by jumping from the building in front of me. Shraddha had also said in her video that Shiva had a debt of lakhs of rupees and due to this he was very upset.
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: On the Shiva Sharma murder case, Lucknow Police Commissioner Tarun Gaba says, “A case was registered at Hazratganj police station on October 9 regarding the murder of a young man named Shiva Sharma. Based on the evidence collected, Lucknow Police obtained non-bailable warrants against Shraddha Dubey, Rashmi Dubey and Danish alias Tanveer. A reward of Rs 50,000 each was also announced for them. Today, they were arrested in a joint Operation by Lucknow Police and the UP STF, with assistance from Nagpur Police. They are being produced before a court in Nagpur to obtain transit remand and will be brought to Lucknow for further legal action.”
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Some WhatsApp chats of Shraddha and Shiva and some audios of their phone conversations have also gone viral on social media, in which Shraddha can be heard torturing Shiva. Shraddha Dubey had also talked about surrendering in one of her videos. According to media reports, Shraddha was seeking anticipatory bail from the court and was in Lucknow on Sunday. After signing the papers related to the ban on arrest in the High Court, she again absconded. During this time he also gave a byte to ANI. Earlier, Shraddha's location was also traced in Agra.