CCTV reviewed in IIT Bombay student death inquiry

The Crime Branch is examining CCTV footage from an examination hall and a hostel in connection with the death of IIT Bombay student Wakode, according to The Hindu. Officials said cameras inside the examination hall recorded Wakode’s movements before a professor approached him. The professor then led him away from other students after he was allegedly caught copying, the officials said.

The available material does not state when the footage was recorded, where Wakode was taken after leaving the examination hall or what happened next. It also does not provide details about the circumstances of his death. The review of the recordings forms part of the Crime Branch inquiry.

The source does not identify the hostel footage examined, say whether investigators have questioned other students or staff, or describe any conclusions reached from the video. The Hindu’s report attributes the account of the examination-hall footage to officials. The supplied information gives no statement from Wakode’s family, the institute or the professor, and does not indicate whether the investigation has been completed.