LUCKNOW Days after three men from the same family were gunned down in broad daylight in Saadatganj, two chilling videos capturing the live execution and its chaotic aftermath surfaced on social media on Thursday, sending shockwaves across the city.
The videos appear to capture crucial moments of the confrontation and its immediate aftermath. However, the circumstances leading up to the firing, including the sequence of events and the accused’s self-defence claim, will need to be established through the police investigation. Police had allegedly advised the Tiwari family to record videos if they faced any trouble or felt threatened. All three died in the incident. A separate video circulating on social media shows the accused being apprehended by police following the killings.
In the clips, each over two minutes long, the accused, 29-year-old Rishabh Shukla, is purportedly seen opening fire on the three victims one after another amid panicked screams, before pacing the street with a pistol in hand and repeatedly shouting: “I shot them all… in self-defence.
Sources said the family was also recording the events, and footage shot by people present at the spot has now surfaced online. The accused allegedly surrounded Shivendra Tiwari alias Shambhu, his elder brother Shivaji Tiwari and nephew Suyash Tiwari, abused them, attacked them with sticks and stones before shooting them, according to the FIR. Shukla was arrested at the scene, according to police.
