Hyderabad/IBNS, May 4 -- Eight years after massive protests and a political controversy that erupted over his death by suicide, the Telangana Police has filed a closure report in the Rohith Vemula case and said he did not belong to the Dalit community, which became a premise for the protests over his death.

In the report, the police have not only said that the University of Hyderabad student did not belong to Scheduled Castes and his certificate was forged but also that he died by suicide as he feared being exposed.

Citing doubts raised by Vemulas family, the Telangana Director General of Police later released a statement saying they have decided to investigate the case further.

The accused in the case included then University of Hyder...