Lucknow, The investigation into the death of a cafe owner has been followed by the transfer of the incident area’s DCP, ACP and SHO, officials said on Monday, even as the accused in the case remain on the run for 10th day.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Vikrant Vir has been attached to the Uttar Pradesh Police headquarters in the state capital. Dubey, Sharma’s alleged live-in partner, has been on the run since the incident. “I am not absconding.
The Lucknow Police has announced a reward of ₹ 25,000 each for information leading to the arrest of Dubey, her sister Rashmi Dubey and another accused, Tanvir Ali alias Danish. The reward was further increased to 50,000.
Hazratganj SHO Vikram Singh has been transferred to Police Lines, while Assistant Commissioner of Police Rajneesh Verma moved to Crime Branch, according to officials. I want to appear before the police and present my account of the incident,” she had said in a video, while appealing to the media not to spread rumours about her. She has said her son called her shortly before the incident and told her he would return in five minutes after Dubey called him outside. She has also alleged that he was subjected to physical and mental torture and said she had handed over evidence to the police.
The case has drawn further attention after a video of an interview with Shraddha surfaced on Sunday, even as police had not officially traced her whereabouts.
sources on Monday said the administrative changes were being linked to the high-profile case and the police investigation into it While no official reason has been given for the transfers. The case was initially viewed as an accidental death after Sharma fell from an apartment in Awadh Green Apartment here. It turned into a murder investigation after his family alleged that he had been assaulted and tortured before being thrown from the building.
