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Sheena murder: Cops quiz ex-lover, brother fears for life
Mumbai/Guwahati, Aug 27
In a bid to get to the
bottom of Sheena Bora's murder, police on Thursday twice grilled Rahul
Mukherjea, the victim's ex-lover and son of former media tycoon Peter
Mukherjea, officials said.
Simultaneously, a two-member police
team went to Guwahati in Assam and spoke to Mikhail Bora -- Shenna's
brother - who claimed that he feared for his life from his mother,
Indrani Mukherjea, now in police custody.
For a third time in
less than 24 hours, Rahul was questioned in Mumbai about his long
relationship with Sheena, his step-mother Indrani Mukherjea, why he
didn't pursue the "missing person" complaint filed after Sheena
disappeared and other related aspects.
Later, Rahul was escorted
to his two flats in Khar and Bandra where he and Sheena spent time
together, a fact brought in the open by his step-father Peter Mukherjea,
Indrani's husband.
Police now await the arrival of Sanjeev
Khanna, said to be the first husband of Indrani who was arrested in
Kolkata on Wednesday. The Mumbai Police on Thursday got a five-day
transit remand for him.
Thereafter, police plan to re-create the
crime scene. Indrani and her driver Shyam Rai are alleged to have have
eliminated Sheena on April 23, 2012, apparently in collusion with
Khanna.
In Guwahati, Mumbai policemen questioned Mikhail Bora at his grandparents (Indrani's parents) home in Ganeshpuri area.
While
the investigators were tight-lipped, Mikhail said he could be the "next
target" after his sister (Sheena) if he visited Mumbai for the murder
probe.
"I do not know. I may be the next target of my mother. She is very powerful. She can do anything she wants," he told the media.
"I
can go to Mumbai only if the Assam government ensures that two nurses
take care of my (ailing) grandparents. They are both in their 80s and
suffer from dementia," he said.
Mikhail reiterated that he had repeatedly asked Indrani about Sheena's whereabouts but the former maintained she was in the US.
Later, Mikhail was called to Dispur police station and grilled a second time.
"They
asked me some questions and I cooperated with them. I do not want to
disclose anything now. They have said they might call me again. I will
cooperate with them," he told the media.
Assam Police gave no details, saying they were only facilitating the investigation by Mumbai Police.
The
murder case took a stunning twist on Wednesday after Peter Mukherjea,
the former CEO of INX Media, revealed that Sheena had an affair with his
son Rahul, something Indrani did not approve.
Mukherjea also
made a startling claim that until recently he had believed that Sheena
was Indrani's step-sister and not daughter.
Mikhail insists he knows a lot more about the case.
"The
real reason behind the murder is something else, which I don't want to
reveal now," he has said, adding he had "proof, documents and
photographs which I shall reveal later".
So far, Mumbai Police have arrested three people in connection with the Sheena's April 24, 2012 murder.
They are Indrani, her driver Shyam Rai and her ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna, whom she had married in 1993. More arrests may follow.
Mumbai
Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria, who is directing the investigation,
said Sheena was killed on April 24, 2012 and her body was found by
Raigad police on May 23, 2012.
The driver Rai led the police to
the murder site in Raigad, near Mumbai, a few months ago, from where
police recovered Sheena's remains three years ago.
Khanna is expected to be brought to Mumbai Thursday or Friday from Kolkata.
On Tuesday, Indrani and her driver were produced before a Mumbai court which sent them to police custody till August 31.
Assuring
full cooperation with the police, Mukherjea admitted that he was
stumped by his wife's arrest. "I am dumbstruck by this level of
criminality."
Guwahati, Aug 27
Arrested media baron Indrani
Mukherjea's son Mikhail Bora on Thursday said he could be his mother's
next target after she killed her daughter Sheena Bora in 2012.
"I
do not know. I may be the next target of my mother. She is very
powerful and she can do anything she wants," Mikhail Bora told reporters
in Guwahati.
He said he was ready to go to Mumbai to help the investigation but said he was scared to go alone.
"I can go to Mumbai only if the Assam government ensures that two nurses take care of my (ailing) grandparents here," he said.
Indrani
Mukherjea is the wife of former CEO of INX Media, Peter Mukherjea.
Sheena Bora and Mikhail Bora are her children from a previous
relationship and were raised by their grandparents in Guwahati.
On
Wednesday, Mikhail Bora revealed that Sheena was his sister, that
Indrani had mothered both of them and this could be easily be proved by a
DNA test.
A two-member team of Mumbai Police arrived in Guwahati on Thursday to get further details about Sheena Bora and the family.
They went to Indrani's parents' house where Mikhail Bora lives.
Mikhail
Bora said he knew the reason why Sheena Bora was murdered and he would
reveal it after August 31 if Indrani Mukherjea does not volunteer to
tell the truth.
Sheena murder: Mumbai Police get Khanna's custody
A court here on Thursday granted Mumbai Police a five-day transit remand of Sanjeev Khanna, a former husband of Indrani Mukherjea, who is accused of murdering her daughter Sheena Bora.Kolkata businessman Khanna was arrested by Mumbai Police on Wednesday, a day after Indrani was nabbed in Mumbai for the murder of Sheena.
Wife of former media honcho Peter Mukherjea, Indrani has been booked on charges of killing Sheena in 2012 and disposing off her body.
Rejecting Khanna's bail plea, the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alipore, granted the police plea for transit remand and directed them to present Khanna before a Mumbai court by September 1.
Pressing for Khanna's bail, his counsel pleaded that he was an established businessman and would not abscond and would cooperate with the police in the investigation.
The prosecution opposed the bail claiming Khanna was involved in the murde
