No one killed Karan Joseph: Case of musician who jumped from 12th floor closed

Four years after keyboardist Karan Joseph jumped to his death from a Bandra highrise the Mumbai Crime Branch on Wednesday filed a closure report saying they investigated all possible angles in the case and found nothing that suggests it was a case of abetment to suicide Karan had jumped off the 12th floor flat of Rishi Shah his friend and a music producer Moments before the musician had messaged his friends that bouncers at Shahrsquos home had thrashed himThe deceased with his mother Tina Joseph and brother Ashik Joseph File picsThe incident had taken place on September 9 2017 while he was with Shah at the latterrsquos flat in Bandra Bandstandrsquos Concorde Apartments Bandra police had conducted the initial probe and they later filed an abetment of suicide case against an unknown person based on complaints from Karanrsquos father Allegations were levelled against ShahLater the case was transferred to the Crime Branch which submitted the Csummary report on Wednesday C summary is filed when the case is neither true nor false or when the criminal case was filed due to mistake of facts or the offence complained about is of a civil nature Officers said they were waiting for certain forensic reports that took long ldquoWe have submitted the closure report after conducting a thorough investigation Nothing incriminating was found to support the allegations levelled by the familyrdquo said Neelotpal Deputy Commissioner of Police DetectionClockwise from left Karan Joseph his father Thomas Joseph brother Ashik Joseph and mother Tina Joseph File picAccording to sources the family had given their own questionnaires and wanted the Crime Branch to investigate as they suspected he was forced to take his life The family had also alleged that before Karan jumped to his death he told his friends that he was being beaten up by the bouncers at Shahrsquos flat ldquoWe have examined WhatsApp chats of the deceased and also Shah but found nothing incriminating to suggest that something went wrong between them Dozens of statements recorded by officers also did not support any harassment by Shahrdquo said an officer privy to investigation During the course of investigation police had recreated the crime scene at the building by throwing a dummy having the same height and weight of the deceased in the presence of senior officers and medical and forensics experts ldquoThe medical and forensics teams also submitted their reports on the recreation of the crime scene which pointed to suiciderdquo the officer addedMusic producer Rishi Shah from whose flat Karan jumped to his death File picAs per the process the Crime Branch has also informed Karanrsquos family about the C summary The family has so far not raised any objections to it but they have time to go to the court and file a protest petition if they are not satisfied with the investigation The magistrate court then decides if reinvestigation is neededFamily SpeakldquoWe have received intimation from the Crime Branch about the closure report but we still havenrsquot got a closure even five years after losing our son We want to be at peace Itrsquos too painful for us and we canrsquot even imagine what he went through No one should be tortured like this We are not happy with the investigation but have accepted that God has taken himrdquo Karanrsquos mother Tina Joseph told midday ldquoWe can never be happy We miss him a lot But Irsquom happy the way he helped others and I am trying to live with the legacy he left He was a genuine soul on the Earthrdquo Tina said Karanrsquos friends after his death had told midday that he faced mental torture and emotional and physical abuse during his stay with ShahSep 9 2017Day Karan Joseph died