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Police have learnt that he participated in a pre-state-level trap shooting competition in 2024 and won a medal.
Sources said the dispute that preceded the shooting escalated as both sides began recording videos of each other. In a second clip, Shukla is seen walking around with a pistol in his hand, shouting angrily and insisting that he had been attacked before opening fire. Police had allegedly advised the Tiwari family to record videos if they felt threatened. Clips filmed by people present at the scene have now surfaced online. He had also posted content featuring firearms on his social media accounts. He was reportedly felicitated by members associated with a state rifle shooting body. Police have arrested six people in connection with the killings. Two police personnel, including the Saadatganj station house officer, were also suspended following the incident.
Police are yet to verify claims that he had earlier served in the Navy.
LUCKNOW: Two videos, each more than two minutes long, have surfaced on social media showing the daylight killing of three men from the same family in Lucknow’s Saadatganj on October 24. The footage captures the accused, 29-year-old Rishabh Shukla, allegedly opening fire on the victims and repeatedly claiming that he acted in self-defence. The videos, which have been widely shared online, show family members screaming as the firing takes place and people on the street scrambling amid the chaos.