Indrani sent to CBI custody for 2 days
A special court in New Delhi on Monday sent Indrani Mukerjea, a prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, to two days’ CBI custody in connection with a case related to INX Media.
Special CBI judge Sunil Rana allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to interrogate Indrani for two days after the agency sought three days custody and directed that she be brought before it on February 7.
During the proceedings, the CBI submitted before the court that Indrani has to be questioned and confronted with other accused in the case. It said that during an earlier interrogation in the matter, it was revealed further investigation requires her custodial interrogation.
There is voluminous record in the case and permission to interrogate had been granted earlier also, the CBI said.
However, the Mumbai Police told court that Indrani has to be
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produced before a Mumbai court on February 13 and cannot be kept in Delhi beyond that.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a case against INX Media, its founders Peter Mukerjea, former media baron and his wife Indrani, and others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
INX Media has been accused of violating FIPB guidelines while receiving investments from Mauritius.
The Mukerjeas are facing trial in Mumbai for allegedly conspiring to kill Sheena Bora, Indrani’s daughter from an earlier relationship, in April 2012.