Indrani’s plea to not wear convict’s green saree in jail rejected

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court, on Tuesday, rejected an application by Indrani Mukerjea, main accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, to be exempted from wearing a ‘green saree’ worn by convicts in prison. The court had called for a response from the CBI, the prosecuting agency in the case, and the jail superintendent of Byculla prison, where she is currently lodged.

In its response, the agency, through its special public prosecutor Manoj Chaladan, had told the court that the dress code is fixed by jail authorities as per the jail manual and that the court may decide as per the jail’s report. The jail, in its response, said it was following the prison manual. Indrani is an undertrial prisoner and wanted to be exempted from wearing the uniform worn by convicted prisoners. She has been in the Byculla jail since the end of 2015, af ter her arrest in the case. The murder came to light in 2015, three years af ter it had taken place, with the arrest of Indrani’s former driver Shyamvar Rai in another case. Subsequently, Indrani, her exhusband Sanjeev Khanna and then husband and former Star India CEO Peter Mukerjea were arrested. While Peter has secured bail, Indrani and Khanna are in prison, with all three facing trial.