India, Feb. 14 -- A labourer accused in the death of 25-year-old Kamal Dhyani, who fell into an unsecured excavation pit in west Delhi's Janakpuri, was captured on CCTV manipulating the scene of crime by placing barricades and curtains on the road after the incident, Delhi Police informed a city court on Friday.

The submission was made in a status report before the court of judicial magistrate first class Harjot Singh Aujla of Dwarka Courts. Police said an analysis of CCTV footage revealed that no precautionary measures - such as caution boards or barricading - were implemented by the contractor or labourers around the site, leading to Dhyani's fatal fall.

"In the CCTV footage, Yogesh can be seen covering the site by putting barricades ...