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Bandra ke ek posh flat se har roz ek bright aur bubbly energy nikalti thi — Anaya Tiwari, 27, ek popular lifestyle influencer, jiske 6 million followers the across Insta, YouTube, aur SnapTok. Har din ke vlog mein woh apni Delhi-Mumbai shuttle life, brand shoots, fitness routine, aur luxury hauls share karti thi. Lekin 3rd July ki shaam uska ek calm, 40-minute livestream sabke liye uska aakhri bana.
Us din, Anaya ka livestream usual tha — woh ek newly launched herbal tea ka review kar rahi thi, soft lighting, pastel décore, aur signature smile ke saath. Lekin uske final minute mein woh thoda sa confused lagi, aankhon mein ek halka sa distraction, jaise kisi cheez ka realization ho raha ho. Aur phir, stream abruptly end ho gaya.
Agli subah, jab brands aur fans ne uski silence notice ki, uski manager Mansi ne flat unlock karke dekha: Anaya bed par thi, motionless, ek half-empty herbal tea cup uske side-table pe. Police ne initial report mein coronary failure likha. Toxicology ne kuch bhi obvious detect nahi kiya.
Kaafi log ne maan liya ki overwork aur stress culprit the. Lekin fir ek unknown ID se ek Reddit post viral hui, jisme kisi ne Anaya ke last livestream ka breakdown diya tha. “Timestamp 32:47… dekho uska expression badalta hai. Kya usne kuch dekha?”
Usi stream mein ek reflection tha — ek second ke liye glass cabinet ke beech kuch move hua. Na koi visitor record mein tha, na video editor. Aur tab ek aur shocking revelation saamne aaya: Anaya ke popular collaborative content creator Rhea ne channel se break le rakha tha pichhle teen hafte se. Jab police ne Rhea se contact kiya, usne claim kiya ki woh Himachal mein detox retreat par thi — bina network.
Meanwhile, Mansi, jo Anaya ki personal-manager-cum-flatmate thi, ne kuch aur angle suggest kiya. “Anaya was fed up of the fake world. She had been secretly trying to launch a minimal-offline lifestyle brand. She was gonna announce it next week. Mujhe doubt tha kisi ne intentionally drama create karne ke liye kuch kiya ho. Ya to kisi rival ne sabotage kiya ho ya…”
Police ne deeper analysis ke liye stream footage forensic lab bheja. Wahan ek AI-enhanced visual scan ne kuch aur dikhaya: tea ke packet ka label — it was resealed unnaturally. Aur us herbal tea brand ka trial batch sirf kuch influencers ko mila tha for sampling — one of them being Samar, ek sustainability influencer jiska ek month pehle Anaya ke saath ek online spat hua tha.
Background digging mein pata chala Samar ka herbal tea venture Anaya ke review ke baad flop ho gaya tha — she had called the taste “synthetically nice” despite it being marketed as all-natural. Uske baad se Samar ne social media pe toxic positivity ke khilaf crusade chalu kiya tha.
Par twist tab aaya jab police ne social media se ek aur clue pick kiya: Rhea ke detox retreat ki ek blurry background story mein woh same sandalwood candle jalti dikhi jo launch day pe brand gift ke roop mein sirf Anaya ko mila tha.
In plain words: Rhea was lying. Jab interrogation mein pucha gaya, Rhea toot gayi — “I didn’t kill her myself. Mein bas chah rahi thi ke woh camera ke saamne collapse kare… reality dikhani thi logon ko ki influencers ka life fake hai. Samar ne kaha tha it’ll be a minor allergic reaction. But kuch zyada hi strong ho gaya.”
Turns out, Samar ne herbal tea sachets mein ek Ayurveda-based but banned liver enzyme modifier add kar diya tha — not deadly directly, but in combination with Anaya ke regular supplements, it caused fatal toxicity.
Rhea ne us packet ko Anaya ke kitchen mein replace kiya, knowing she used them only during livestreams. Unka aim sirf viral outrage generate karna tha to push their ‘anti-influencer culture’ message — lekin maut planned nahi thi.
Police ne Samar aur Rhea dono ko criminal conspiracy charges mein arrest kiya. Social media ne ise ‘The Livestream Crime’ naam de diya. Aur Anaya ka last frame – jisme uski aankhon mein sudden clarity thi – sabko yaad reh gaya.
