Lucknow: A CCTV video showing restaurateur Shiva Sharma with model-influencer Shraddha Dubey and her sister Rashmi has surfaced, giving fresh leads to police in probe into Sharma’s death.The footage, said to be from Shraddha’s apartment, has gone viral. It allegedly shows Rashmi descending a staircase, followed by Shiva Sharma and Shraddha, bringing renewed focus on the relationship between the trio and their movements within the apartment complex months before the incident.The development assumes significance as Shraddha has repeatedly claimed in videos uploaded on social media before her arrest that her sister was not acquainted with Sharma. Police are now examining the footage. A police officer associated with the probe said the video appears to contradict earlier claims regarding Rashmi’s familiarity with Sharma.Sharma died on Octr 9 after falling from the fourth floor of an apartment building near Balu Adda in Lucknow. While his mother lodged a complaint alleging murder, Shraddha has maintained that Sharma died by suicide. Officials said a forensic team is likely to recreate the crime scene to examine the circumstances surrounding the fall and test both murder and suicide theories. Investigators are also reviewing the apartment’s layout, the position of surveillance cameras and access routes within the building.Ajay Rai, owner of a flat in the housing society, has raised questions over the placement of CCTV cameras. He claimed Shraddha had opposed their installation and was aware of their positioning. Rai alleged that residents generally used the lift rather than the staircase on the day of the incident.Shraddha, Rashmi and driver Danish, who were absconding for 11 days, were arrested in Nagpur on Oct 20 after police tracked their location. The trio was brought to Lucknow and sent to judicial custody.
