With counter-claims, murder motive shrouded in mystery
31 Aug 2015 4:18 AM IST
W<g data-gr-id="75">ith claims </g>and counter-claims and new leads emerging in the investigation, the exact motive behind the Sheena Bora murder case remains shrouded in confusion, as investigators continued to probe different angles here on Saturday.
According to police, the death threats apprehended by Sheena’s brother Mikhail Bora were genuine and he was in Mumbai around April 24, <g data-gr-id="24">2012</g> when his sister was killed.
Since the arrest on August 25 of Mikhail’s mother Indrani <g data-gr-id="19">Mukherjea</g>, wife of former media tycoon Peter Mukherjea, Mikhail has repeatedly claimed that his life was threatened and alleged that his mother had plotted to eliminate him like Sheena.
Living up to his claims, he provided some <g data-gr-id="28">evidences</g> to the investigators, which Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria said were being verified.
The mystery of Sheena’s <g data-gr-id="20">passpost</g> recovered from the Dehradun home of her ex-boyfriend Rahul <g data-gr-id="21">Mukherjea</g> has been compounded with a new twist. Officials said Rahul had confronted Indrani about the passport but was informed that Sheena had acquired a new passport and left for the US to pursue studies.
Early next week, police intend to recreate the entire crime scene -- from a spot near the National College in Bandra’s Linking Road to Raigad and back to Mumbai airport -- that took place on April 24, 2012, when Sheena was murdered, allegedly by Indrani, her ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna and her driver Shyam Rai.
Indrani Mukerjea saga: Shock and horror among Assamese women
For a society known to treasure family bonds and social values, the sordid Indrani Mukerjea, nee <g data-gr-id="68">Pari</g> Bora, <g data-gr-id="67">saga</g> has triggered shock and horror, particularly among Assamese women. “It is utterly horrible,” Akashitora, well known actress and social activist told IANS over phone from Guwahati referring to the alleged murder of Sheena Bora by her mother Indrani Mukerjea, wife of former Star TV CEO Peter Mukerjea. “In my whole life, I have been associated with women’s issues, but I have never never seen anything like this,” she said. Stating that Assamese women are known for their humility and self-respecting nature, she said that women not only in Assam but across the northeast are independent in nature. “Having an ambition is one thing, but the way to meet one’s aims is something else,” Akashitora said. “If what is being reported is true, then Indrani has violated all sense of decency and humility.” In Assam, she said, parents give everything so that their children are all brought up well.
“I think she was very insecure. However, what has happened to her life is one thing. What she has done to her daughter is utterly shocking,” Akashitora said. “My own father was killed by terrorists. Did I become a terrorist? I became a full-time social activist.” “Shocking,” was how Sanjukta Sarma, a general manager in an HR firm in Bangalore, <g data-gr-id="62">reacted,</g> when asked about the whole drama.
“Assamese society is known for its close family values. Women give first preference to the family and the last to themselves. I have seen my own mother and mother-in-law,” Sarma told IANS.
“Endless ambition to reach the top is the root cause of this whole case,” Rashmi Narzary, author and freelance journalist, said. “People should not use others’ emotions to get their motives fulfilled,” she said. “It is absolutely pathetic.”
According to Surmanjari Kakati, who runs a school in Guwahati, “it is not only shameful for Assamese women but women in general that a mother could kill her daughter”. “Even animals care about their babies. Indrani cannot be categorised as a human,” she said. “It is a shame to the whole concept of motherhood,” Rita Kalita, a homemaker in Guwahati, said.
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