Day 8: Peter Mukerjea Quizzed for 12 Hours by Mumbai Police
More details are being reported about the crime that was allegedly committed in cold blood. Read the updates here.
Highlights
- Indrani and Peter Mukerjea were brought to the Khar police station this morning.
- A team of the Mumbai police reached Siddhartha Das’s house in Kolkata. Das told the press that he had submitted a written statement to the cops.
- The Mumbai police searched Sanjeev Khanna’s residence and seized his laptops.
- Peter Mukerjea was interrogated for over 12 hours, after which he left the Khar police station at 10:50 PM.
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Peter Mukerjea leaves the Khar police station, after the 12-hour marathon interrogation draws to a close.
Siddhartha Das speaks to the press, saying that he had been quizzed by the Mumbai police at his Kolkata residence. While he did not offer any further information on the interrogation, Das stated that he had given in a written statement to the cops.
At the same time, Peter Mukerjea’s interrogation has been going on for the last 12 hours, at the Khar police station.
A team of the Mumbai police reached Siddhartha Das’s residence in Kolkata.
Peter Mukerjea continues to be questioned at the Khar police station. While there is still a possibility of a joint questioning with him and Indrani, Mukerjea’s questioning has touched the 9-hour mark.
The Mumbai police searched Peter Mukerjea’s residence and seized gadgets. He had earlier been quizzed for over 7 hours by the cops. He was asked about Indrani’s relationship with her children, Sheena and Mikhail.
The cops have also seized Sanjeev Khanna’s laptop.
Peter Mukerjea’s brother, Gautam Mukerjea, left the Khar police station.
Mumbai Police begins investigation into the car that was used when Sheena Bora was murdered.
A team of the Mumbai police reaches Alipore police station in Kolkata.
Indrani and Peter Mukerjea questioned over sale of stake, reports Times Now.
Police seizes Sanjeev Khanna’s laptop and bank documents as police search his residence in Kolkata, reports Times Now.
Meanwhile, police also reach Peter Mukerjea’s house for investigation, ANI.
Ganish Dhene (witness) with 3 police officials from Pen police station brought to Mumbai for investigation: ANI
Indrani Mukerjea and Sanjeev Khanna brought to Khar police station.
Peter Mukerjea and his brother Gautam Mukerjea brought to Khar police station for questioning.
Mumbai police chief Rakesh Maria is reportedly upset over the fact that the media was tracking the people involved in the case before cops reached out to them.
The Quint has also learnt that while Mikhail has claimed that Indrani wanted to kill him too, a view endorsed by Mumbai Police, his activities are also under suspicion. Circumstantial evidence suggests that while he received a Rs 15,000 allowance per month from Indrani, he may even have resorted to blackmailing, including the demand that his mother cough up Rs 20-25 crore which would go towards purchasing property in Bangalore.
The Quint has learnt that a friend of Sheena’s told Mumbai Police that she feared Sheena was missing and possibly murdered. The basis for this fear was that Sheena had stopped communicating after the two of them had met and talked about her life and plans to settle down with Rahul Mukerjea.
Sources close to the investigation tell Times of India that Indrani Mukerjea has admitted to her role in the crime. However, she refused to admit that she had any plans to kill Mikhail.
A man claiming to be Siddhartha Das has emerged. Speaking to television channels, he said that he was indeed Sheena and Mikhail Bora’s father.
- Das claimed that he had spoken only once over the phone to Sheena, when she was in class 10.
- He denied having any knowledge of Indrani Mukerjea’s marriage to Peter Mukerjea.
- Das stated that he was ready to undergo a DNA test, if necessary, to prove that Sheena was his daughter.
- Das denied having informed the police about Sheena being missing.
- He also denied trying to flee to Bangladesh or being in hiding.
- He also claims to have no idea about Indrani’s marriage to Peter Mukerjea.
- Meanwhile, inquiry into the alleged failure of Raigad Police to register an Accidental Death Report (ADR) after a burnt corpse, purportedly of Sheena Bora, was found in 2012, would consider all facets of the lapses by then police officials, Raigad Superintendent of Police Mohammed Suvez Haque said.
Day 7: What We Know So Far
- Times of India reports that Indrani Mukerjea, the mother of Sheena Bora, had exchanged 21 e-mails with her staffer who allegedly forged Sheena’s signatures in letters, including her resignation letter, and the one sent to her landlord.
- In another report, the Times of India says Sheena Bora’s body was seated between Indrani Mukerjea and her ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna while being taken to Raigad to be disposed off.
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