HYDERABAD: A week after her mysterious death, it still remains unknown whether Infosys employee Neelima committed suicide or was murdered.

The forensic doctors at Gandhi Hospital have now asked for images of the crime scene and also the video of her post-mortem before they give their final report to the police.

“We will go through the CD (of her post-mortem) to see if anything is missed (during the body’s physical examination). We have also asked for pictures of the crime scene,” said Dr T Vikramaditya, assistant professor at Gandhi Hospital, who conducted Neelima’s post-mortem. The post-mortem was recorded to ensure transparency in the procedure. Doctors say the conclusion would depend on both her injuries and the crime scene investigation. Forensic doctors might visit the crime scene. DCP T Yoganand said that it would take about a week’s time for the police to determine the cause of Neelima’s death.

Nevertheless, forensic experts say that relying on the post-mortem report for a conclusion is an unrealistic approach as it’s the scene of crime that throws up clues.

“If it’s a suicide, the body would be at a distance from the building. However, if it’s an accident or homicide, the body would touch the building wall before falling and hence would be closer to the building and the victim would suffer abrasions,” says Dr M Narayan Reddy, former head of forensic medicine, Osmania Medical College. He further notes that in a suicide, the body lands on its legs so there would be injuries to the feet or lower part of the body. However, in a murder or accident, it’s the upper half of the body that sustains more injuries. Details of Neelima’s wounds remain confidential but it was reported earlier that she had sustained multiple fractures apart from other internal and external injuries.

The details of the fractures are not yet known. The police would possibly be looking for answers to the many unanswered questions. While her emails and text messages are indicative of a depressed state of mind, what is unclear is her reason to choose the parking lot at Infosys campus to take that fatal jump.

Was it because she considered it ‘safer’ on the campus and having worked there for many years she had an idea about how isolated the parking space would be at that time of the evening? Although the police and forensic doctors are tight-lipped about the nature of her physical injuries, initial reports had suggested some struggle before she fell from the building. Also, she walked into the campus at 8.40 pm and died at 10.30 pm. What was she doing for close to two hours that she spent inside? It remains to be seen how this puzzle gets solved.