An Innocent Soul Killing- Sheena Bora
Sheena Bora, daughter of Indrani Mukherjea was killed and Indrani and his husband Peter Mukherjea were arrested for the murder of Sheena Bora. What started as a conversation between few fellow journalists at a bustling cafe in Khan Market in Delhi made journalist and author, Shantanu Guha Ray revisit some of the most gruesome murders that took place in the country. From Ponty Chadha and his brother’s shootings to Sheena Bora’s case which kept the country on the edge of its seats. Sheena Bora, an executive working for Mumbai Metro One based in Mumbai, went missing on April 24, 2012. In August 2015 Mumbai Police arrested her mother Indrani Mukerjea, her stepfather Sanjeev Khanna, and her mother's driver, Shyamvar Pinturam Rai, for allegedly abducting and killing her and subsequently burning her corpse. Khanna and Rai confessed to the crime, and Mukerjea has said that Sheena Bora is living in the United States. Sheena Bora and Mikhail Bora were the two offsprings of Indrani Mukherjea(Pori Bora) and Sidharth Das. Indrani left Sheena and Mikhail to their grandparents in Guwahati and moved to Kolkata. The 2 studied computers and stayed as paying guest. Indrani met Sanjeev Khanna in Kolkata and the 2 had a daughter , they divorced in 2002.
Later Indrani married Peter Mukherjea , Peter had a son named Rahul. And hence she was now known as Indrani Mukherjea. When Sheena Bora learned about her mother and moved to Mumbai, Indrani introduced her as her younger sister. Sheena was admitted to St. Xavier's College where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree (2006-2009). In 2009, she joined Reliance Infrastructure as a management trainee. In June 2011, Sheena joined Mumbai Metro One as an assistant manager. On 24 April 2012, Sheena took a leave of absence and "sent in her written resignation". On the same day, Rahul Mukerjea (Sheena's step-brother who she was dating) received a breakup SMS from Sheena's phone. Her mother, Indrani, said that Sheena had gone to the United States for higher studies and hence a missing First Information Report was never filed. Rahul grew curious about the fact that how could Sheena simply leave for the US without informing her, so On Rahul's insistence, police visited Indrani's Worli residence where they were informed by the staff that Indrani was out of India. Upon her return, Indrani visited the Worli police station and informed the police that Rahul was trying to stalk Sheena and that was why Sheena had moved to the United States without informing him. Four months before her arrest, Mumbai police commenced surveillance of Indrani. The surveillance was initiated after a tip-off. Shyamvar Pinturam Rai, Indrani's driver, was arrested on August 21, 2015 for possession of illegal weapons and it was alleged that, during his interrogation, he revealed details of Sheena Bora's murder. On August 26, 2015, Sheena's brother Mikhail revealed that she was Indrani's daughter rather than sister.
it was Rai's allegation that Indrani had planned it and had discussed it with her ex-husband, Sanjeev Khanna. He alleged that Indrani had surveyed a likely area to dump the body the evening before the murder. On April 24, 2012, Khanna had flown to Mumbai and checked into the Hotel Hilltop at Worli. Rai alleged that Indrani had rented an Opel Corsa to facilitate abduction of Sheena and for disposal of her body. Indrani, he claimed, had earlier asked Sheena to meet her on the evening of April 24, 2012 and, though reluctant, she had agreed. At about 1800 hours on April 24, 2012, he went on, Indrani was joined by her ex-husband at his hotel in Worli. An hour later, when Sheena was dropped off by Rahul Mukerjea near National College on Linking Road in Bandra, Indrani, Sanjeev and driver Rai were there to meet her. Rai's account continued, alleging that Indrani sat next to him while Sheena was in the rear seat with Khanna. He said they took her to one of the by-lanes in Bandra and Khanna strangled her.
The police claimed that, after the murder, Sheena's body was taken to Indrani's house on Worli where it was put in a bag and stuffed in the trunk of the car.
Rai alleged that Khanna later left for his hotel while Indrani stayed home and Rai slept inside the car with the body in the trunk. In the early hours of April 25, 2012, he said, the three accused drove to the village of Gagode in Pen tehsil, Raigad. Concerned about the possibility of police checks, they propped Sheena's body up between Indrani and Khanna on the rear seat, as if asleep, rather than putting it in the boot.
On August 25, 2015, Mumbai police arrested Indrani Mukerjea accusing her of murdering Sheena Bora. Indrani was charged under sections 302 (murder), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) and 34 (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and taken to the Bandra Metropolitan Magistrates' court, which remanded her in police custody. On August 26, 2015 Indrani's ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna was also arrested in Kolkata and charged under sections 364 (kidnapping), 302 (murder), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) and 120-B (conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code in the same issue. In the book of Shantanu Guha Ray , Sheena Bora’s murder case is detailed which leaves a shocking impact on the reader’s mind that a mother killed her own daughter because she was afraid that on later life she will come to claim her share of property. Mikhail also confessed that Indrani also had a plan to kill him but he was escaped because he was not there where Indrani expected him to be.
This case always fantasized me because it was complex to understand of how many people did Indrani marry and how many kids did she have but Shantanu Ray cleared all my doubts when i read his book “Found Dead” which is a combination of 9 gruesome murder cases and his research and interviews related to the case. A must read book which unmasks the brutality of human race and a doubt that does humanity still exist?
Later Indrani married Peter Mukherjea , Peter had a son named Rahul. And hence she was now known as Indrani Mukherjea. When Sheena Bora learned about her mother and moved to Mumbai, Indrani introduced her as her younger sister. Sheena was admitted to St. Xavier's College where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree (2006-2009). In 2009, she joined Reliance Infrastructure as a management trainee. In June 2011, Sheena joined Mumbai Metro One as an assistant manager. On 24 April 2012, Sheena took a leave of absence and "sent in her written resignation". On the same day, Rahul Mukerjea (Sheena's step-brother who she was dating) received a breakup SMS from Sheena's phone. Her mother, Indrani, said that Sheena had gone to the United States for higher studies and hence a missing First Information Report was never filed. Rahul grew curious about the fact that how could Sheena simply leave for the US without informing her, so On Rahul's insistence, police visited Indrani's Worli residence where they were informed by the staff that Indrani was out of India. Upon her return, Indrani visited the Worli police station and informed the police that Rahul was trying to stalk Sheena and that was why Sheena had moved to the United States without informing him. Four months before her arrest, Mumbai police commenced surveillance of Indrani. The surveillance was initiated after a tip-off. Shyamvar Pinturam Rai, Indrani's driver, was arrested on August 21, 2015 for possession of illegal weapons and it was alleged that, during his interrogation, he revealed details of Sheena Bora's murder. On August 26, 2015, Sheena's brother Mikhail revealed that she was Indrani's daughter rather than sister.
it was Rai's allegation that Indrani had planned it and had discussed it with her ex-husband, Sanjeev Khanna. He alleged that Indrani had surveyed a likely area to dump the body the evening before the murder. On April 24, 2012, Khanna had flown to Mumbai and checked into the Hotel Hilltop at Worli. Rai alleged that Indrani had rented an Opel Corsa to facilitate abduction of Sheena and for disposal of her body. Indrani, he claimed, had earlier asked Sheena to meet her on the evening of April 24, 2012 and, though reluctant, she had agreed. At about 1800 hours on April 24, 2012, he went on, Indrani was joined by her ex-husband at his hotel in Worli. An hour later, when Sheena was dropped off by Rahul Mukerjea near National College on Linking Road in Bandra, Indrani, Sanjeev and driver Rai were there to meet her. Rai's account continued, alleging that Indrani sat next to him while Sheena was in the rear seat with Khanna. He said they took her to one of the by-lanes in Bandra and Khanna strangled her.
The police claimed that, after the murder, Sheena's body was taken to Indrani's house on Worli where it was put in a bag and stuffed in the trunk of the car.
Rai alleged that Khanna later left for his hotel while Indrani stayed home and Rai slept inside the car with the body in the trunk. In the early hours of April 25, 2012, he said, the three accused drove to the village of Gagode in Pen tehsil, Raigad. Concerned about the possibility of police checks, they propped Sheena's body up between Indrani and Khanna on the rear seat, as if asleep, rather than putting it in the boot.
On August 25, 2015, Mumbai police arrested Indrani Mukerjea accusing her of murdering Sheena Bora. Indrani was charged under sections 302 (murder), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) and 34 (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and taken to the Bandra Metropolitan Magistrates' court, which remanded her in police custody. On August 26, 2015 Indrani's ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna was also arrested in Kolkata and charged under sections 364 (kidnapping), 302 (murder), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) and 120-B (conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code in the same issue. In the book of Shantanu Guha Ray , Sheena Bora’s murder case is detailed which leaves a shocking impact on the reader’s mind that a mother killed her own daughter because she was afraid that on later life she will come to claim her share of property. Mikhail also confessed that Indrani also had a plan to kill him but he was escaped because he was not there where Indrani expected him to be.
This case always fantasized me because it was complex to understand of how many people did Indrani marry and how many kids did she have but Shantanu Ray cleared all my doubts when i read his book “Found Dead” which is a combination of 9 gruesome murder cases and his research and interviews related to the case. A must read book which unmasks the brutality of human race and a doubt that does humanity still exist?
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