Three arrested in Shiva Sharma death investigation

Police said Shraddha Dubey, her sister Rashmi Dubey and their driver were arrested in Nagpur on October 20 in connection with the death of Lucknow cafe owner Shiva Sharma. The arrests followed a joint operation involving Lucknow Police, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force and Nagpur Police, according to police accounts. The three were being brought to Lucknow for further legal proceedings and investigation, reports said. Sharma died on October 9 after falling from the fourth floor of an apartment building in Lucknow’s Hazratganj area. Police registered a murder case after Sharma’s mother, Ranjana Sharma, filed a complaint naming Dubey and others. The circumstances of his death and the allegations against the suspects remain under investigation; the arrests do not establish responsibility for his death. Dubey had denied involvement in videos circulated while she was untraced, claiming Sharma died by suicide amid financial difficulties. Sharma’s family has disputed that account and alleged that he was murdered. The supplied accounts do not establish whether his fall was suicide or the result of a crime. Police said the suspects had been sought for more than 11 days. The...