Raigad police botch-up under lens, report sought

With questions being raised on the alleged botch-up of the Sheena Bora murder case by Raigad police in 2012, the Maharashtra government has asked state DGP to submit a fresh report on it within 15 days and sought to know why no FIR was filed after the victim’s body was found.

In a related development, CBI on Saturday continued to grill former media magnate Peter Mukerjea, who was arrested on Thursday and charged with murder, criminal conspiracy, destroying evidence and lying to protect his wife Indrani, at the agency’s office in south Mumbai where he is being kept, sources said.

Peter was remanded to CBI custody till November 23 by a magistrate court on Friday. His son Rahul, who was in a relationship with Sheena, said the charges against his father were “outrageous”.

Dissatisfied with one-page report submitted by former DGP Sanjeev Dayal on the action taken against the Raigad police in 2012, the state government directed Director General of Police Pravin Dixit to submit a fresh report.

The state government has ordered a probe as to why the police had not filed an FIR or an ADR (Accidental Death Report) when Sheena’s body was first found at a forest in Pen taluka of Maharashtra’s Raigad district on May 23, 2012.

“The last DG (Dayal) submitted a one-page report to us, but I was not satisfied with it. I said supporting documents will be needed to take action against a senior police officer,” Additional Chief Secretary (Home) K P Bakshi said.

“The incumbent DGP (Dixit) has been given the responsibility of submitting a fresh report with corresponding documents now. We are expecting a report within the next 15 days,” Bakshi said.