The Enforcement Directorate will seek a copy of the charge sheet filed by the CBI in the Sheena Bora murder case to ascertain if the findings call for a separate probe into the financial aspects of the case.
The Directorate is well within its powers to launch investigations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act if any predicate offence is made out.
The first charge sheet filed by the CBI against Indrani Mukerjea, her ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna and driver Shyamwar Rai is silent on the exact motive for Sheena’s murder and does not deal with the financial angle in detail. It, however, mentions that further investigations will continue to adduce additional evidence and to look into the connivance of the others co-accused in the crime.
The Enforcement Directorate will study the first charge sheet to arrive at a decision.The CBI brought Peter Mukerjea back to the national Capital late on Thursday after getting his custody extended from a Mumbai court. The agency plans to put him through lie-detection tests.
