Sheena Bora homicide: Mumbai court docket refuses to let Indrani cross-examine witness Rahul Mukerjea

By PTI

MUMBAI: A particular court docket right here on Tuesday rejected a plea of Indrani Mukerjea, a former media government and the prime accused within the homicide of her daughter Sheena Bora, searching for permission to cross-examine prosecution witness Rahul Mukerjea in individual.

Rahul Mukerjea, son of former media baron Peter Mukerjea and fiance of Sheena Bora, is at the moment deposing earlier than the particular CBI court docket within the ongoing trial within the homicide case which got here to mild seven years in the past.

Earlier, after the prosecution accomplished recording of Rahul Mukerjea’s testimony, Indrani Mukerjea, who’s out on bail, informed the court docket she desires to cross-examine Rahul Mukerjea in individual.

The prime accused had additionally informed the choose that although she doesn’t possess a regulation diploma, she was conscious of the method of cross-examination.

However, the particular CBI court docket choose rejected her software, saying “Mukerjea is not permitted to cross-examine Rahul Mukerjea and further prosecution witnesses, in person.”

Meanwhile, the court docket granted the central probe company time until July 20 to organize the transcript of recorded telephonic dialog of Rahul Mukerjea with different accused within the case.

The homicide got here to mild in 2015, three years after Sheena Bora (24) was allegedly killed by her mom Indrani Mukerjea with the assistance of co-accused Sanjeev Khanna and Shyamvar Rai.

As per the Central Bureau of Investigation, Indrani Mukerjea, a former spouse of Peter Mukerjea, disapproved of Sheena Bora’s relationship with Rahul Mukerjea.

She additionally had monetary disputes with Sheena Bora, her daughter from a earlier marriage, the CBI has mentioned.

Indrani Mukerjea, arrested in 2015, was granted bail by the Supreme Court final month.