Sheena Bora alive and in J&K: What Indrani Mukerjea writes to CBI

Indrani Mukerjea has told a few people about a woman, a jail inmate, who has told her that Sheena Bora is alive.

The six-year-old case of Sheena Bora murder took a surprising turn after her mother Indrani Mukerjea, also the prime accused in the murder case, has written to the Central Bureau of Investigation requesting the agency to look for Sheena Bora as she is alive and in J&K, Indrani wrote in her letter, news agency ANI reported.

The Sheena Bora murder case takes a new turn after six years with the prime accused now claiming that Sheena Bora is alive. 

What made Indrani write to CBI now? According to reports, a jail inmate has told Indrani that Sheena is alive. Indrani has told a few people about this. Indrani's lawyer Sana Raees, however, refused to confirm anything about the content of the letter to ANI. She said she will file an application before the Bombay high court on December 28 and then only she will share the details of the letter that her client has written. Indrani Mukerjea is currently lodged in Byculla jail.

Sheena Bora murder case remained the most bone-chilling crime for years after Mumbai Police arrested Shyamvar Rai, Indrani Mukerjea's drive in a different case. Rai confessed to have killed Sheena Bora, Indrani Mukerjea's daughter in 2012. He said Indrani and his ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna were involved in the murder.

Indrani Mukerjea was arrested in 2015 and the case was transferred to CBI which thinks Indrani Mukerjea killed Sheena Bora because she disapproved of Sheena Borea's relationship with Rahul Mukerjea, son of Peter Mukerjea, the third husband of Indrani. Rahul is Peter's son from his first marriage. Indrani used to introduce Sheena Bora as her sister and not her daughter. Sheena Bora was Indrani's daughter from her first marriage with Siddartha Das. Indrani did not have any child in her second marriage with Sanjeev, who apparently helped her with Sheena Bora's murder. With Peter, Indrani has a daughter Vidhie Mukerjea, who has recently come up with a book 'Devil's Daughters' recounting her family tragedy.

A recap of investigation

The trial in the case started in 2017 and the CBI filed multiple chargesheets in the case. Almost 60 witnesses have recorded their statements in the case. During the trial of the case, Indrani and Peter filed for divorce and was granted in October 2019.

Indrani maintained that Sheena has not been murdered and is alive and had gone abroad for her education in 2012.