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Scenes from ‘Who Killed Kavitha’, Asiaville Interactive’s show where viewers can solve a murder.
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Scenes from ‘Who Killed Kavitha’, Asiaville Interactive’s show where viewers can solve a murder | Imaging: Ajay Mohanty

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar
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Kavitha has been murdered. Her body lies in her office when the police led by Inspector Dev walk in. Over the next 45 minutes, his investigation is a show you watch. It is also a game you play. There are clues, suspects, handwriting samples as you build up a case. Before you know it you have seen and played ‘Who Killed Kavitha’ on Asiaville’s app AyeVee. ‘Let Me Out’ is another story where you are trapped with four friends and need to play to escape. Since their launch in 2023 these

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