The alleged Sheena Bora murder case, involving her mother and TV tycoon Peter Mukerjea's wife Indrani Mukherjea, has seen several twists and turns.
When the case first came to light, there were three names that grabbed the headlines – Sheena Bora, Indrani Mukherjea and Peter Mukerjea. But as the case unfolded, several new names and relationships emerged, making the case a real-life pot boiler.
Let's take a look at the different characters that have come to light in the course of investigation.
Sheena Bora:
Sheena Bora was born to Indrani Mukherjea in Kolkata in 1987. Siddhartha Das, who claims to be Sheena's father, and Indrani were allegedly unmarried when the latter gave birth to her. Another child, Mikhail Bora, was also born to the couple before Indrani and Siddhartha broke up. In 1989, Indrani took the children to Guwahati, and left them with her parents Upendra Kumar Bora and Durga Rani.
However, there is no confirmation on whether Siddhartha is the biological father of Sheena. Some reports have claimed that Indrani's step-father, who allegedly molested her, could be the real father of Sheena Bora.
Indrani Mukherjea:
Indrani Mukherjea, the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, was born in Guwahati as Pari Bora in 1972. According to reports, she did her schooling in Guwahati itself and then went for higher education to Shillong.
She reportedly got into an affair with Siddhartha Das during her college days and gave birth to Sheena and Mikhail, following which she had fallout with him.
Following this, Indrani met Sanjeev Khanna, another accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, who she married in Kolkata in 1993. They also reportedly gave birth to a daughter, Vidhie Khanna, in 1997.
The relationship between Khanna and Indrani also couldn't last long as she moved in with the then CEO of Star TV, Peter Mukerjea, in 2002 while awaiting divorce from Khanna. Both got married in November 2002, and had been living together since then.
According to reports, Indrani started her career as an HR executive, and founded INX Services Private Ltd as a recruitment company in Kolkata.
Almost five years after her marriage with Peter Mukerjea, both of them became the promoter of INX Group. The INX group launched television channel News X, 9X and 9XM, which later suffered major losses and the stakes were sold off by the duo.
Indrani had introduced Sheena Bora and Mikhail Bora to Peter Mukerjea as her siblings, and not children. Peter Mukerjea has claimed that he came to know of the truth only after media reports when Sheena's death grabbed headlines three years after the incident.
Mikhail Bora:
Earlier believed to be a victim in the case, Mikhail's role also came under suspicion when reports claimed that he had sent the resignation letter of Sheena Bora to her employer almost 12 days after her death.
Mikhail is the second child of Indrani, born in 1988. He claims to be the real brother of Sheena Bora, born to Indrani's ex-partner Siddhartha Das. When the three-year-old murder case came to light few days ago, Mikhail was found living with his maternal grandparents, believed to be the parents of Indrani.
When questioned by mediapersons before joining the investigation in the case, Mikhail had claimed that he had proof against Indrani and others. After the Mumbai police questioned him in connection with the case, it was revealed that he allegedly sent Sheena's resignation letter after her death and also kept her social media accounts functioning till three weeks ago.
He has also claimed that Indrani had plotted to kill him as well.
Sanjeev Khanna:
The other prime accused in the case, Sanjeev Khanna, is an ex-husband of Indrani Mukherjea. The prosecution has claimed circumstantial evidence against Khanna, who allegedly killed Sheena, in collusion with Indrani, in a car in 2012.
The duo had allegedly strangulated Sheena to death, and later put her body on fire in Raigad.
Indrani and Khanna reportedly got married in 1993 in Kolkata. Four years later, Indrani gave birth to Khanna's daughter Vidhie in 1997, who later moved in with her mother and Peter Mukerjea and also took their surname.
Khanna, who is currently under police custody in Mumbai, has also confessed to his role in the murder.
Shyam Rai:
The driver of Indrani Mukherjea, Rai allegedly aided the murder of Sheena Bora. He allegedly drove the car inside which Sheena Bora was strangulated by Indrani and Sanjeev Khanna. Rai is also believed to have helped Indrani and Khanna in disposing off Sheena's body after her death.
It was Rai who spilled the beans on how Sheena was picked up by Indrani and Khanna from Bandra area of Mumbai on April 24, 2012, and later strangulated inside the car itself.
Rahul Mukerjea:
Though he is not believed to have played a role in the Sheena Bora murder, the police have questioned him and still investigating his relationship with Indrani's daughter.
Rahul Mukerjea is the son of Peter Mukerjea, the current husband of Indrani. He was in a relationship with Sheena Bora until 2012, when she was allegedly murdered.
Rahul has claimed that he did try to contact Sheena when she went missing in 2012, but got messages from her number, saying she was settled in US with some other guy and was not interested in getting in touch with him again.
The other characters:
Siddhartha Das:
The man of the moment, Siddhartha Das, who came out of the dark on Tuesday, is the father of Sheena and Mikhail Bora. Said to be in an unmarried relationship with Indrani in late 1980s, Das has claimed to have been left by "money-minded" Indrani in 1989.
According to Das, who now lives a married life in Kolkata, he had not been in touch with Indrani since the two got separated. Claiming that he never married Indrani, Das agreed to have been in a live-in relationship with her.
Peter Mukerjea:
The most high-profile name in the whole case, Peter Mukerjea has been a TV tycoon and the current husband of Indrani Mukherjea. He has claimed that Sheena and Mikhail were introduced to him by Indrani as her siblings, and not children.
Speaking to media after the murder case came to light, Peter said that he did not approve of the alleged relationship between Sheena and his son Rahul. He has also claimed that he did not bother to know much about Sheena and Mikhail as their relationship with Indrani did not matter to him.
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