In her statement to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), prime accused Indrani Mukerjea’s secretary Kajal Sharma has listed several prime properties owned by the Mukerjeas in India and abroad. Sharma’s statement is part of the CBI’s charge sheet in the Sheena Bora murder case.
Of these, three properties are in Mumbai, two in Goa, three are in the U.K. and one is in Spain. In Mumbai, the Mukerjeas owned three properties — a flat on the fifth floor of Marlow building where they resided, another in the same building that served as Peter’s office. This flat, Sharma’s statement claims, has been gifted to Vidhie, daughter of Indrani and her ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna. The latter is a co-accused in the case. They also owned office premises in Phoenix Tower, Lower Parel, but Sharma said though its value was not known to her, this commercial property fetched them rent of Rs.4.4 lakh per month. This sum is credited to Indrani’s SBI account via auto transaction, Sharma said in her statement.
The couple co-owned two flats — each worth Rs 62 lakh and used as residences by Peter — in Gurdwara area of Betim, Goa. They also jointly owned office premises in Shushant Tower-II in Gurgaon, Haryana, which they sold for Rs 42 lakh. Kajal’s statement does not list the flat in Delhi’s South Extension, which the CBI charge sheet claims was willed to Sheena.
Properties abroad
Both Peter and Indrani were British citizens, and owned a property in Snake Park, U.K., details of which Sharma said she was not aware of. However, the CBI has included details of two properties in Bristol and one in London from which the Mukerjeas earned Rs 20 lakh in rent for the financial year ending March 2013. These properties are located at 39, Balmoral House at Canons Way and 9, Percival Court at Clifton in Bristol, and the London flat is in Meridian House.
The couple also own a property in Spain, the details of which Sharma has not given in her statement. Spain is where the family often vacationed. Indrani owned two cars — a Honda Amaze and a Mercedes Benz — purchased in 2013 and 2014 respectively for Rs. 8.5 lakh and Rs. 25 lakh.
Property | Holder of property | Cost |
Office premises, Phoenix Tower-A Lower Parel, Mumbai | Indrani Mukerjea | Not known, but Indrani gets Rs. 4.40 lakh monthly |
Flat 18, 4th floor Marlow Building, Mumbai | Indrani and Peter Mukerjea | Gifted to Vidhie |
Flat 19, 5th floor Marlow Building, Mumbai | Indrani and Peter Mukerjea | Gifted to Vidhie |
Flat G-61, Villa Pardiso, Betim, Goa | Indrani and Peter Mukerjea | Purchased for Rs. 62 lakh |
Flat G-61, Villa Pardiso, Betim, Goa | Indrani and Peter Mukerjea | Purchased for Rs. 62 lakh |
Office premises, Sushant Tower-II, Gurgaon | Indrani and Peter Mukerjea | Not known, sold for Rs. 42 lakh |
Property in Spain | No details | - |
Property in London | No details | - |
Honda Amaze | Indrani Mukerjea | Purchased for Rs. 8.50 lakh |
Mercedes | Indrani Mukerjea | Purchased for Rs. 25 lakh |
Sharma has also given details of around 10 bank accounts held by the family. Peter and Indrani had three joint accounts in HDFC Bank and one NRE (non-resident external account for NRIs) with Syndicate Bank’s Worli branch. In two other accounts at Axis Bank and Kotak Mahindra, Indrani is the account holder and Peter the authorised signatory. Indrani held two accounts with the SBI, and there are two accounts in Vidhie’s name at Syndicate and Axis banks.
The CBI has included details of Sheena’s account containing Rs 97,763 and shown to be dormant as on April 24, 2014. In their arguments in court, the CBI has stressed on the crime’s financial angle, alleging Indrani is suspected to have opened an account in Sheena’s name with HSBC, Singapore through Gayatri Ahuja, a friend employed with DBS Bank, Singapore.
This account was allegedly used to park misappropriated funds, the investigating agency has alleged.
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Here is a look at the main players involved in the murder case.
Sheena Bora Indrani Mukherjea (43): Founder of the INX media network
Peter Mukherjea (59): Former CEO of Star TV and husband of Indrani Mukherjea since 2002
Sheena Bora (24 at the time of death): Indrani’s daughter who was introduced to Peter as her sister.
Mikhail Bora: Indrani’s son
Siddhartha Das: Father of Sheena and Mikhail
Rahul Mukherjea: Son of Peter from a previous marriage
Sanjeev Khanna: Businessman and former husband of Indrani
Shyamvar Pinturam Rai: Indrani’s driver
Indrani Mukherjea A Timeline of events:
November 19, 2015: CBI arrests Peter Mukherjea along with filing charge sheets against Indrani, ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna and Shyamvar Rai the driver.
October 7, 2015: Indrani discharged from hospital,doctors confirmed drug overdose.
October 2, 2015: Indrani Mukherjea admitted in JJ Hospital after she allegedly overdosed on anti-epileptic pills.
September 19, 2015: Maharashtra announces the handover of the case to CBI.
September 9, 2015: Peter Mukherjea reveals to Khar police that Indrani often abused him.
September 7, 2015: Body of Sheena Bora found in Raigad forest.
September 5, 2015: The police custody extended again till September 7.
September 3, 2015: Indrani Mukherjea confessed her role in the murder.
September 1, 2015: Siddharth Das confessed that he is the biological father of Sheena and Mikhail Bora.
August 31, 2015: Fresh charges filed against Indrani attempting to kill her son. Police custody of the three accussed extended till September 5, 2015.
August 30, 2015: The three arrested were taken to the crime scene in Raigad. The call records were also checked by the police.
August 29, 2015: Maharashtra Police has ordered a probe into why the Raigad Police did not register an Accidental Death Report (ADR) after they found a burnt corpse, suspected to be of Sheena Bora, in 2012.
August 28, 2015: Sanjeev Khanna confessed to his "complicity in the crime." He had earlier said that, Sheena’s body was lying next to him in a car in which they were travelling together in Mumbai on April 24, 2012.
August 27, 2015: Sheena Shyam Rai, Indrani's driver, confessed that he murdered Sheena and disposed of her body, on the direction of his employer Indrani Mukherjea.
August 27, 2015: Sanjeev Khanna, a Kolkata based businessman and ex-husband of Indrani Mukherjea was arrested from Kolkata.
August 26, 2015: Indrani opened up that Sheena was her daughter from a previous marriage and not sister as maintained.
August 21, 2015: Shyamvar Pinturam Rai is arrested following the seizure of a 7.63-bore pistol from him.
May 23, 2012: Police find a decomposed body after villagers at Gagode in Pen tehsil, Maharashtra, complain of foul odour.
April 24, 2012: Sheena Bora takes a leave of absence from work at Mumbai Metro. On the same day she sends a resignation letter to her employer. She is not heard from again. No missing complaint is ever lodged by any family member.
Peter Mukherjea and his wife Indrani Mukherjea Shyamvar: Discloses that he, Indrani and Khanna, strangulated Sheena inside a car on April 24, 2012. The car with the body inside is parked in Peter’s garage till the next day when the body is burnt and dumped.
Mikhail Bora: Says he knows the “exact reason” for which his sister was murdered and reveals that Sheena was Indrani’s daughter and not sister as had been made public.
Indrani: Accepts that Sheena was her daughter.
Peter: Says he never knew Sheena was Indrani’s daughter but knew that she was in a relationship with Rahul, and that his wife disapproved of the relationship.
