REF: SURT-CCTV/2025/0520-GB
OUTBUILDING CCTV — GIRISH MEHTA
Shah Haveli Outbuilding | 20-21 May 2025
⚠ RED HERRING
Surat Police — CCTV Analysis
The outbuilding has a single exterior camera (installed for garden security). Night footage reviewed:
| Time | Observation |
|---|
| 22:00–00:30 | Girish Mehta's room light — on continuously |
| 22:00–00:30 | Outbuilding exterior door — no movement in or out |
| 23:00–23:45 | Room shadow consistent with someone moving inside (reading/pacing) — never exits |
⚠ RED HERRING CLEARED: Girish never left the outbuilding. His motive is real (embezzlement) but he is guilty of fraud, not murder. The CCTV confirms he did not approach the main house during the murder window.