In a video statement, Shraddha maintained that she was innocent and urged the police to examine CCTV footage from her apartment building, claiming it would establish her innocence.
Her statement came as Lucknow Police increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of Shraddha, her sister Rashmi Dubey and their driver from Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000 each. She further claimed that Sharma had taken jewellery worth approximately Rs 5–6 lakh from her home about a month before his death. Police have increased the reward to Rs 50,000 each for information leading to their arrest, as efforts to trace them continue. Sharma died on October 9 after falling from the fourth floor of an apartment in Lucknow’s Hazratganj area.
However, she described the matter as a personal issue and said Sharma had acknowledged taking the jewellery in a video and promised to return it. Appealing to the police and the judiciary, Shraddha called for an impartial investigation and said no one should be branded a criminal before the allegations were established. While, she still remains elusive. In a video statement, Shraddha maintained that she was innocent and urged the police to examine CCTV footage from her apartment building, claiming it would establish her innocence. Shraddha, her sister Rashmi and their driver remain wanted in connection with Sharma’s death. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. Shraddha’s claims about suicide, the alleged financial dispute and the jewellery have not been independently verified.
LUCKNOW: Model and socialite Shraddha Dubey, who is wanted in connection with the death of restaurant owner Shiva Sharma , on Sunday issued her first public statement to a news agency denying all allegations of murder and claiming that Sharma died by suicide after jumping from the fourth floor of her apartment building.