Mumbai: Fear of Sheena Bora inheriting the entire property of her and her husband in the event of the victim's marriage to Peter Mukerjea's son Rahul is said to be the prime motive for Indrani Mukerjea to do away with her daughter, according to the CBI chargesheet in the sensational case.
Indrani, who has a soft corner for Vidhie, her daughter with former husband Sanjeev Khanna, feared that the entire property might go to Sheena and Rahul if they were married, the chargesheet said, adding, "In this context, she planned a conspiracy with Khanna and her driver Shyam Rai to kill Sheena Bora."
The CBI, which arrested Peter Mukerjea on Thursday, told the court of metropolitan magistrate here on Friday that he was allegedly involved in the conspiracy with his wife Indrani and had played an active role in the commission of the offence and also misled his son Rahul to hide the fact that Sheena was murdered.
Peter Mukerjea charged with murder and criminal conspiracy
The central probe agency, represented by additional solicitor general Anil Singh, also told the court that Peter was in continuous conversation with Indrani prior, during and after the gruesome murder of Sheena, who was Indrani's daughter from her first marriage.
There was a dispute between Sheena and Indrani, and Peter had acted as a mediator, Singh told the court.
Singh said that Rahul and Sheena were about to get married and "After that she (Sheena) could have got a share of property. And they (CBI) are looking into this (angle)."
The probe agency also said that (when) Peter and Indrani returned separately (from the US) they were constantly in touch with each other, which was not normal at other times.
"Though Peter was abroad, telephone conversation during 2/3 days around the crime lasted 20 to 25 minutes each time," Singh told the court.
Also, Sheena's mobile and ATM cards are missing, he told the court.
The agency told the court that Rahul had recorded his conversation with Peter in which his father told him that he has spoken to Sheena and she was in the US.
The CBI also sought 14 days of custody of Peter arguing he has "multiple bases" like Mumbai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Shillong and abroad. The court, however, granted the agency the custody of Peter till November 23.
"Peter made no effort to trace Sheena's whereabouts and misled Rahul", Singh told the court.
