1.06-minute CCTV footage shows sequence of events

CCTV footage from the classroom at a private school in Vasant Vihar has emerged as crucial evidence in the case of a 12-year-old student's death, capturing the confrontation between the victim, Prince, and a classmate which eventually led to the victim's tragic death.

- Hemani Bhandari

The clip, seen by HT, appears to show the victim involved in a scuffle with his classmate moments before collapsing on the floor.

The one-minute-six-second clip, viewed by investigators, shows the altercation unfolding in the classroom during a brief break between periods at 8:22 a.m.

To be sure, the victim's family, who have been shown the footage by the police, have alleged that the footage is not complete and more kids were involved in the fight between the students. Their assertions, they said, are based on what a school student told them.

Crucially, according to police, the video begins with Prince initiating physical confrontation after the accused student, who has been held and booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, brushes past him in the classroom.