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ND Tiwari’s son murder case: Rohit Shekar’s wife Apoorva has confessed to the crime, says police

| Wednesday | 24th April, 2019

Officers from the special investigation team (SIT) of the Crime Branch, probing the death of ND Tiwari’s son Rohit Shekhar Tiwari, arrested Shekhar’s wife, Apoorva Shukla on the charges of murder. Late UP and Uttarakhand CM ND Tiwari’s son Rohit Shekhar Tiwari’s death case: Apoorva Tiwari, the wife of Rohit, who has been arrested today in connection with the case, being taken for questioning by Delhi Crime Branch on April 21. While it was initially believed to be a case of natural death, doctors from AIIMS had raised red flags, following which a case of murder was registered. Shukla maintains that she saw Rohit between 1 am and 2 am on April 16, and then left to sleep in a separate room. Additional CP (crime) Rajiv Ranjan has confirmed the arrest of Shukla.

Officers from the special investigation team (SIT) of the Crime Branch, probing the death of ND Tiwari’s son Rohit Shekhar Tiwari, arrested Shekhar’s wife, Apoorva Shukla on the charges of murder. Additional CP (crime) Rajiv Ranjan has confirmed the arrest of Shukla. Police said they have found concrete evidence against Shukla. Advertising While addressing the media later, a senior police officer said, “With the arrest of Apoorva Shukla, the mystery of the murder of Rohit Shekhar has been solved.” According to police, Shekhar’s domestic help had alleged that Shukla had a fight with Shekhar over video call hours before his death. Late UP and Uttarakhand CM ND Tiwari’s son Rohit Shekhar Tiwari’s death case: Apoorva Tiwari, the wife of Rohit, who has been arrested today in connection with the case, being taken for questioning by Delhi Crime Branch on April 21. #Delhi pic.twitter.com/7YqZ1z9E0Y — ANI (@ANI) April 24, 2019 On Monday, the SIT questioned Shukla for around 10 hours and also took the domestic help and the official to their office in Prashant Vihar, where both were questioned in separate rooms. “During questioning, both made similar claims, telling officers that Apoorva made a video call to Rohit around 7.30 pm on April 15 while he was returning from Uttarakhand. The call was picked up by the domestic help and later given to Rohit, who was with others in the car,” a senior police officer had told The Indian Express. Advertising According to the police, Shekhar, his mother, a former officer with ND Tiwari, and his wife had gone to Uttarakhand for a few days, and returned around 10.30 pm on April 15, after which they had dinner together. Shekhar is believed to have died a few hours later. Shukla maintains that she saw Rohit between 1 am and 2 am on April 16, and then left to sleep in a separate room. Shekhar was found dead last week. While it was initially believed to be a case of natural death, doctors from AIIMS had raised red flags, following which a case of murder was registered.

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