LUCKNOW: “I shot them all… in self-defence,” days after three men from the same family were gunned down in broad daylight in Lucknow’s Saadatganj, two videos, each more than two minutes long, have surfaced on social media on Thursday, capturing the chilling sequence of the October 24 triple murder and the accused’s claims of self-defence moments after the shooting.The viral footage from Brahman Tola shows Rishabh Shukla,29, opening fire on the three victims one after another as family members scream in panic.In the second clip, the accused is seen walking around with a pistol in his hand, shouting angrily and repeatedly claiming that he had been attacked and had fired in self-defence.The videos, which have now gone viral, offer a disturbing account of the moments during and immediately after the killings.They also capture the chaos on the street, with people gathering around the injured victims as the accused continues to shout.In one clip, Shukla is seen shooting Shambhu first, followed by Shiva Tiwari and his son Suyash. After being shot, one of the victims is seen lying injured near a black car, pleading for help and saying that he has been shot. Another voice is heard alleging that the men were being beaten with sticks.Shukla, meanwhile, is heard repeatedly claiming that he was attacked.“They beat me with bricks,” he says, before insisting that he had acted in self-defence. At another point, he is heard shouting that there had been several people there and declaring that he had shot them all.The footage also shows the accused, dressed in a white T-shirt and shorts, moving around the road with the weapon in his hand, gesturing angrily and continuing to shout even as people gather at the scene.
The cameras that captured the killings
The emergence of the videos has brought renewed attention to the dispute that preceded the shooting.According to sources, the confrontation also involved the recording of videos by both sides, with the dispute reportedly escalating around the act of filming each other.Police had allegedly advised the Tiwari family to record videos if they faced any trouble or felt threatened. Sources said the family was also recording the events, and footage shot by people present at the spot has now surfaced online.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 and other evidence.
Accused caught at the spot
The triple murder took place on the morning of October 24 in Brahman Tola under Saadatganj police station limits. Shukla was arrested at the scene, according to police.A separate video circulating on social media shows the accused being apprehended by police following the killings.The daylight shooting had triggered panic in the locality and renewed concerns over the escalation of neighbourhood disputes into deadly violence.The newly surfaced footage has since drawn widespread attention because it captures not just the alleged firing but also the accused’s immediate reaction and repeated claims that he acted in self-defence.The police investigation will now have to establish what triggered the confrontation, how the shooting unfolded and whether the accused’s claims are supported by the available
