EVIDENCE REF: E16
WITNESS STATEMENT UNDER IMMUNITY AGREEMENT
Deponent: Devendra Kulkarni — IT Systems Administrator, PaySpark Technologies
Bengaluru Metro Police — Criminal Investigation Division Statement Ref: BMP/CID/CB-01/STMT-03 | Recorded under Section 164, CrPC
Deponent
Devendra Kulkarni · Male · 29 years · IT Systems Administrator, PaySpark Technologies · Employee for 3 years
Immunity Status
This statement was provided in exchange for immunity from prosecution on charges of evidence tampering and abetment. The immunity agreement was approved by the Special PP on Friday afternoon, following voluntary surrender by Mr. Kulkarni at Koramangala Police Station at 11:42 AM.
Statement (Verbatim Transcription)
On Thursday evening, around 5:30, I received a WhatsApp message from Ananya ma'am — Ananya Rao — asking me to stay back in office. She told me she needed a firewall log wiped. She said it was a security audit sweep and that I shouldn't document it. I knew the folder she was talking about. I had seen that script before — aro_nexusBridge — when I was doing a routine server health check two months ago. I thought it was an internal benchmarking tool.

I went up to Floor 14 at around 20:45. Rohan sir was there working. He didn't say anything to me. I did what she asked — deleted the log entries for that folder using maintenance mode so it wouldn't flag. I was done in about 15 minutes. Rohan sir was still at his desk when I left. He had a whiskey glass on his desk. That is all I know about that.

Ananya ma'am arrived on the floor some time after I left — I could see from the lobby camera on my phone app that she badged in at 22:02. I didn't think anything of it at the time. She often works late.

At 23:47, I received a news alert on my phone that a man had fallen from Innosphere Tower. I understood immediately what had happened. I did not contact Ananya ma'am after that. I reported to the police the next morning.

I want to be clear: I did not harm Rohan sir. I did not know what she was planning. If I had known, I would not have gone near that building.
Verification Status
Statement provided voluntarily. Deponent has waived right to legal representation for this deposition. Physical and digital records from the evening of the incident are available in prior evidence packs for independent verification by the investigating team.
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