Sheena Bora is said to have been strangled by her mother Indrani Mukerjea in her car. (File image)
New Delhi:
Former media executive Indrani Mukerjea, accused of murdering her daughter Sheena Bora in 2012, has written to the CBI claiming she is alive and has asked for an investigation, adding a new twist to the case. close.
Indrani Mukherjea claims she met a female prisoner who told her she had met Sheena Bora in Kashmir, according to the letter sent directly to the CBI. “She wrote to the CBI, we don’t have the details of what she wrote,” said her attorney Sana Khan.
Indrani Mukherjea, 49, has been in jail in Mumbai since 2015. She was arrested for the murder of Sheena Bora, 25, her daughter from her first marriage.
Three months after her arrest, her husband Peter Mukerjea was also arrested for aiding Indrani.
Investigators say Sheena Bora was murdered by Indrani Mukerjea, who was helped by driver Shyamvar Rai and second husband Sanjeev Khanna.
Indrani did it because she was angry with Sheena about her relationship with Rahul Mukerjea – Peter Mukerjea’s son from a previous marriage – according to investigators.
The CBI also said Sheena Bora threatened to reveal her mother after a financial dispute between them.
After the murder, Indrani told friends that Sheena – she had declared to the world that she was her sister – had moved to America.
The murder case surfaced when Indrani Mukherjee’s driver was arrested in a separate case.
Based on the driver’s account, Sheena’s half-burnt body was dug up from a forest near Mumbai.
About 60 witnesses recorded their testimony during the trial that began in 2017.
While still in prison, Indrani and Peter Mukherjea ended their 17-year relationship and were granted a divorce in 2019. Peter Mukherjea was released on bail in 2020.
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