Indrani expressed fears of contracting Covid-19 in jail
Indrani had applied bail amid coronavirus risk to her life in Byculla Women’s Jail however the CBI court rejected her bail.
Mumbai: The special CBI court rejected the interim- bail plea of Indrani Mukerjea the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case. The main alleged conspirator Indrani lodged in Byculla Women’s Prison had filed bail plea and sought temporary relief citing fear of contraction to coronavirus in the jail as they are overcrowded. On Wednesday the special CBI judge J C Jagdale rejected her interim bail.
Indrani in her latest bail had sought for 45-days temporary relief in lieu of no certainty on her trial or bail hearing to begin amid coronavirus. In her plea she also told the court that she has been in judicial custody since her arrest in August 2015. She has been suffering from chronic ischemic changes in her brain arteries. In her application she said that she suffered from blackouts and on medication for long. Thus, considering her medical history and guidelines issued by the high-powered committee, the court should grant interim bail to her.
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Earlier also the special CBI court had rejected her bail applications filed on medical grounds, while another one moved on merits of the case is still pending.
Sheena Bora (24) was allegedly strangled in a car by her mother Indrani Mukerjea, her driver Shyamvar Rai and Mukerjea’s former husband Sanjeev Khanna in April 2012. Her body was burnt in a forest in the neighbouring Raigad district. Khanna is a co-accused in the case. Former media baron Peter Mukerjea was also later arrested for allegedly being part of the conspiracy. He is currently out on bail, which was granted by the Bombay High Court earlier this year.
His 17-year-old marriage to Indrani Mukerjea ended during the period of incarceration as the two got divorced in October last year.
