Sheena Case: Judicial Custody of Indrani, 2 Other Accused Extended

Judicial custody of Indrani Mukerjea, and two other accused extended till November 7.

Indrani being produced in metropolitan magistrate court in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

A Mumbai metropolitan magistrate court extended the judicial custody of Indrani Mukerjea--prime accused in Sheena Bora murder case--and two others till November 7 after their 12-day remand ended on Saturday.

This was the first time when all the three accused – Indrani Mukerjea, her former husband Sanjeev Khanna and driver Shyamvar Rai – were produced before the court after CBI took over the investigations in the case last month.

During the hearing, CBI prayed that it may be given further permission to interrogate the trio in the jail, which was granted by Magistrate NB Shinde (till November 7).

When the court sought to know from the CBI lawyer if Indrani has been interrogated, he said the agency has done so twice, but still it was necessary to further quiz her.

CBI has sought Indrani’s voice samples for verification as it has got hold of some call records which purportedly featured her voice. The court also directed Indrani’s lawyer to take consent from her to conduct voice sampling on her.

Indrani, Khanna and Rai have been arrested on the charge of murdering 24-year-old Sheena and disposing off her body in a Raigad forest in April 2012.

Indrani was recently hospitalised after her platelet count dipped drastically. However, doctors at JJ hospital had later made it clear that she had not contracted dengue as suspected.