Indrani’s ex-husband admits to his complicity in crime

Mumbai, August 28

The sensational Sheena Bora murder case probe Friday late night acquired a new turn with police claiming that Sanjay Khanna, former husband of Indrani Mukerjea, confessed to his complicity in the crime during a joint interrogation of three accused on a day the victim's skeleton remains were recovered.

“We just interrogated the third accused (Khanna) and he has confessed to his complicity in the crime,” Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria told reporters after Indrani, wife of former STAR CEO Peter Mukerjea, her driver Shyam Rai and Khanna were brought face to face along with her son Mikhail Bora.

Khanna had earlier claimed that he was sleeping when 24-year-old Sheena was murdered and found her dead in the vehicle.

"This morning we have recovered the skeletal remains of the deceased Sheena Bora. We have also recovered her passport from Dehradun today. This would negate the theory that Sheena went to the US. Further inverstigations are going on,” he said.

Maria said the skeletal remains would be sent for DNA test tomorrow. “We have interrogated Mikhail as well and he has also given us some points which we are verifying," Maria said.

As the probe into the mysterious murder gathered pace today with the questioning of Khanna, who the police said played a role in the abduction of the victim along with her mother and driver and killed her in Pen in Raigad more than three years ago.

Khanna, who was arrested in Kolkata, was today remanded in police custody till August 31 after being charged with murder, kidnapping and other offences.

He was taken to Khar police station where Maria himself joined other officials in questioning the suspects. — PTI