Mumbai: Indrani Mukerjea arrested in connection with her daughter Sheena Bora's murder, was interrogated for 80-90 hours and not allowed a minute of legal counsel, her lawyers told a court on Monday.
The three prime accused in the Sheena murder case were produced before the Bandra magistrate court and their police custody was extended till September 5 after the Mumbai Police told the court about the status of the investigation.
Seeking the extension of custody, the prosecutor said police officials suspect the involvement of more people from outside Maharashtra. Khar police also informed the court they wanted to know where Indrani had disposed of Sheena’s mobile and clothes.
Indrani, her former driver Shyam Rai and her ex-husband, Kolkata-based Sanjeev Khanna, are in the custody of the Khar police.
While Rai was the first to be arrested on August 21, Indrani was arrested on August 25 - both in Mumbai - and Khanna was nabbed from Kolkata on August 26 and all were sent to police custody till August 31.
Monday's hearing was crucial as the Khar police provided an update to the magistrate on the progress in the investigations so far.
Mumbai Police have expressed frustration at the alleged lack of cooperation by Indrani, and the reported claims and counter-claims by Khanna, and both giving evasive replies during questioning.
While Indrani has stood firm and not yet admitted to her role in the crime, Khanna admitted to his complicity within hours of the police being granted his custody last week.
Rai was nabbed in connection with an illegal firearms possession case and during interrogations, he spilled the beans on the Sheena murder case.
Subsequently, Indrani and Khanna were also arrested, and during the investigations, the trio has been interrogated jointly and individually, personally by Mumbai Police Commissoner Rakesh Maria and other senior officials.
On Sunday, the Mumbai Police took Khanna and Rai to the crime spot at Dagode, in the forests near Pen in adjoining Raigad district in an attempt to recreate the entire crime scene.
On the evening of April 24, 2012, Sheena was allegedly killed in a car, her body doused with petrol and then dumped in the desolate jungle area in Raigad.
