World · South & Central Asia · 13 hrs ago
Shradha Dubey denies killing Shiva Sharma as police search near Nepal border
Shradha Dubey has denied murdering businessman Shiva Sharma in a case being investigated in Lucknow, India.
She told the media that Sharma jumped from the fourth floor of her building and called for investigators to release its CCTV footage.
Police searched shops near the India-Nepal border after receiving information that she may have crossed back into India from Nepal, but that movement has not been officially confirmed.
Dubey says she knew Sharma for about four months and that they were friends for around two and a half months.
She also claims he had debts and had taken jewellery from her home; these are her statements, not established findings.
A court issued arrest warrants for three accused, including Dubey and her sister, and police have announced a reward of 25,000 rupees for Dubey.
Police have not announced a significant lead from the border search, and the investigation and search for the accused are continuing.
Shradha Dubey has denied killing businessman Shiva Sharma, saying he jumped from the fourth floor of her building.
She asked for the building’s CCTV footage to be released, saying it could show what happened.
Lucknow police searched CCTV footage in Bhagwanpur market near the Nepal border while looking for Dubey.
Police were checking reports that a woman wearing a burqa had crossed from Nepal into India, but this was not officially confirmed.
A court issued non-bailable warrants against Dubey, her sister and another accused, and Dubey has a reported reward of 25,000 rupees.
- Who
- Model Shradha Dubey, who is accused in the case, and police searching for her.
- What
- Dubey denies killing Shiva Sharma and says he jumped from a building. Police searched for her near the Nepal border.
- When
- The police search took place on Friday evening; Dubey spoke to the media by October 18, 2026.
- Where
- Bhagwanpur market in the Sonauli area near the India-Nepal border; the alleged incident was in Lucknow.
- Why
- Police are looking for Dubey in a murder case filed after Sharma’s death. The sources do not state what caused his death.
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Lucknow’s SOG and Crime Branch teams searched CCTV footage in Bhagwanpur market and questioned shopkeepers about a woman wearing a burqa.
A court issued non-bailable warrants against Dubey, her sister and another accused.
Dubey spoke to the media, denied the murder allegation and called for the building’s CCTV footage to be released.
- Police search
- Bhagwanpur market, Sonauli area
- CCTV review
- About three to four hours
- Reported reward
- 25,000 rupees for Dubey
- Court action
- Non-bailable warrants against three accused
- Dubey’s account
- She says Sharma jumped from the fourth floor
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