Sheena Bora murder case: CBI court rejects Indrani Mukerjea’s bail plea

MUMBAI: A special CBI court on Wednesday rejected the interim bail plea of Sheena Bora murder accused Indrani Mukerjea (48). The plea sent from Byculla jail had sought the temporary relief on grounds of the Covid-19 pandemic and its outbreak in jail. She had also cited health issues.
This is the fifth time the court has rejected her plea for bail. Indrani has been in jail since 2015.
On June 26, CBI special public prosecutor Manoj Chaladan has opposed her plea for bail. The prosecution told the court that Indrani did not suffer from any major health issues which would put her at risk in light of Covid-19. The prosecution also submitted that jail authorities had taken precautions to isolate and protect prisoners and added that medical facilities were also available in jail.
Further, the prosecution said that since Indrani is a foreign national (British National) she was not entitled for temporary bail as per the directions of the Bombay high court’s high power committee. It said that also considering the gravity of the offence and her role in the crime she was not entitled for temporary bail.
So far 67 witnesses have deposed in the trial that commenced in 2017. It is the CBI’s case that 24-year-old Sheena was allegedly abducted and murdered by her mother Indrani, Sanjeev and driver Shyamvar Rai in conspiracy with Peter Mukerjea. The following day, on April 25, 2012, Sheena’s body was disposed off on at a deserted spot off Pen-Khopoli road, Raigad.
The alleged murder came to light only in 2015 when Rai was arrested by the Khar police in an illegal arms case. During interrogation, he told them about Sheena’s murder after Indrani and Khanna were arersted. After the case was transferred to the CBI, on November 19, 2015 Peter was arrested. Rai turned approver and deposed as a prosecution witness.
Indrani’s ex-husband, Peter was granted bail in March after spending over four years in jail.