Mumbai: As investigators waddled through an intriguing web of lies and deceit in the Sheena Bora murder case, Mumbai Police yesterday took Sanjeev Khanna, a prime accused and former husband of co-accused Indrani Mukherjea, to the spot where the young woman was killed three years ago. Khanna later cracked and confessed to his role in the crime.
Police, permitted Indrani to meet her lawyers while in custody, and officers again questioned former media baron Peter Mukherjea -- Indrani’s husband -- and the victim’s brother Mikhail, who, after flying into Mumbai from Guwahati, vowed to get justice for his murdered sister.
The probe picked up pace when Khanna, nabbed in Kolkata, was brought here and sent to police custody till August 31.
In a major breakthrough in the murder case, Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria said that Khanna confessed to his role in the crime. “(Indrani’s son) Mikhail Bora submitted some evidence to us. We are verifying it,” Maria added.
Indrani was arrested on August 25 on charges of killing Sheena on April 24, 2012 along with her driver Shyam Rai and Khanna.
Public Prosecutor Laxman Rathod said police needed to know how Sheena was killed, the vehicle in which she was murdered before her body was burnt and dumped in forests near Pen in Raigad district, adjacent to Mumbai.
Seeking custodial interrogation, Rathod said police wanted to take the accused to where Indrani, her driver Shyam Rai and Khanna allegedly poured petrol on Sheena’s body and set it on fire.
Khanna’s mobile phone, laptop and passport were seized.
Police are browsing through details of telephone call records of Khanna and Indrani, email exchanges, birth certificates, school records and other documents. Maria is personally conducting the interrogation Indrani, Khanna, Rai, Peter Mukherjea, his son Rahul, who admits to having had a relationship with Sheena.
Suggesting a pre-planned conspiracy, police said Indrani recceed Pen area with her driver a day before the actual killing.
IANS
