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Peter Mukerjea was not part of the conspiracy to murder his wife Indrani’s daughter Sheena Bora since he returned to the place of crime (Mumbai) from the UK on 26 April 2012, two days after the murder, his lawyer Mihir Gheewala told The Quint in an exclusive interview a day after audio tapes released by a TV news channel suggested he was involved in a cover-up of the killing.
Speaking to The Quint over phone, Gheewala said that the release of the audio clips, which Peter’s son Rahul Mukerjea had earlier handed over to the Mumbai Police and subsequently the CBI after the central probe agency took over the murder case, was a “violation of the judicial process” as they were part of court records.
Claiming that the tapes, which “are out of context”, could adversely affect witnesses and other potential witnesses, Gheewala said they would be “prejudiced”. While admitting that the audio tapes “are admissible as evidence provided some parameters are met”, Gheewala emphatically said that the conspiracy to murder Sheena “goes beyond the accused” (now in judicial custody), hinting at the involvement of persons that the CBI is unwilling to investigate at this point of time.
Here is a recording of the full conversation with Peter’s lawyer.
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