Mumbai, August 26: On a day of sensational twists and turns, a web of lies and intriguing relationships emerged in the Sheena Bora murder case in which a former husband of accused Indrani Mukherjea was arrested Wednesday as it came to light that the deceased was her daughter and not sister. The motive of the murder still remains a mystery though Indrani’s son Mikhail claimed he knew the real reason but would not disclose it.
Police also claimed that former Star India CEO Peter Mukherjea’s wife Indrani was present at the site in Raigad district where Sheena was killed in 2012. Taking the investigation beyond the state, Mumbai Police arrested former husband of Indrani, Sanjeev Khanna, in connection with the case in Kolkata. Sheena is stated to be Indrani’s daughter from an earlier marriage with Siddharth Das. Khanna, a resident of Hastings Road area in Kolkata, was arrested from his friend’s flat in Alipore for his alleged involvement in the murder, Kolkata Police joint CP (crime) Pallab Kanti Ghosh said.
Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria said here that the murder was by strangulation followed by burning of the body by petrol. The murder took place 24 April 2012 and the body was found by Raigad police May 23, he said. Maria also said that Khanna is an accused in the case. A shocked Peter Mukherjea said he had believed that the deceased was Indrani’s sister and not her daughter while Mikhail said Sheena was the daughter and not the sister of Indrani.
“I have no doubt my mother Indrani killed my sister Sheena Bora,” he said, claiming to know the “exact reason” but would not reveal it until his mother confesses to it. His statement came amid reports that Sheena and Peter’s son Rahul through his earlier marriage had been dating each other and Indrani was opposed to it. Intriguing claims came to light that Indrani had introduced her daughter and son to people as sister and brother. After the murder, she is also said to have claimed that Sheena had gone to the US for higher studies. Indrani was arrested by Khar Police last night over her alleged role in the murder of Sheena in 2012. PTI