NOIDA: Mystery shrouded the death of a 25-year-old anchor of a national news channel in a Noida highrise as police said the main accused - her senior colleague detained in the case - has been changing statements even though the society's security guards claimed they saw the duo in the balcony minutes before a loud thud was heard.Rahul Awasthi, a senior news anchor with the same channel, was detained in connection with Radhika Kaushik's death at Antriksh Forest Apartments in Noida's Sector 77 on Friday under Section 302 of IPC (murder). But cops said he has changed his statements several times since his arrest. Radhika's family and friends, however, insist she was murdered.Police said Rahul had initially claimed that he was in the toilet when Radhika apparently toppled over the balcony of her flat in N tower, which was at a low height. However, the society's security guards told TOI that the duo was present in the balcony for about 15 minutes before the loud thud was heard.Girija Shankar Tripathi, Sector 49 police station SHO, said Rahul claimed he was invited by Radhika for dinner. "We are not going by his claims. There are things he is not saying and hence, we are cross-questioning others who were present at the spot. Everything will be clear from the report of the forensic team," he said.While police said that Rahul was drunk when he was arrested, his medical test was conducted too late to reflect the alcohol levels. Awasthi had even tried to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to Radhika but she was already died, cops said.While the post-mortem report has shown injuries on her knees, forearms, head, etc, police said that it seemed that she fell on her back.

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