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Sheena Bora Murder Case: Peter Mukerjea Arrested By CBI

Media Tycoon Peter Mukerjea Arrested In Sheena Bora Murder Case
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MUMBAI, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 4: Former CEO of Star India Peter Mukerjea arrives at Khar police station in connection with Sheena Bora murder case on September 4, 2015 in Mumbai, India. Indrani, her former husband Sanjeev Khanna and her former driver Shyamvar Rai have been arrested on the charge of murdering Sheena and disposing of the body in a Raigad forest in April 2012. (Photo by Pramod Thakur/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

NEW DELHI -- Media tycoon Peter Mukerjea, husband of Indrani Mukerjea, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday night in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case.

Indrani Mukerjea is the prime accused in the murder case of her 24-year-old daughter. The other suspects in the case are Indrani's ex- husband Sanjeev Khanna and her former driver Shyamvar Rai.

Bora was allegedly strangled inside a car in Mumbai in April 2012 and her body was dumped in the neighbouring Raigad forest.

Earlier in the day, the CBI filed a chargesheet in a magistrate's court in Mumbai against Indrani, Khanna and Rai.

Peter Mukerjea was called in for questioning by the CBI on Thursday.

It is not clear why Mukerjea has been arrested, but initial reports suggest that he knew more about the murder case than he has revealed to the Mumbai police in past interrogations.

Citing sources, The Indian Express reported that Mukerjea has been arrested because he was aware of the murder, and there are inconsistencies in his statement to the CBI.

The Economic Times reported that he was arrested on charges of "abetment," and the CBI is also examining the possibility whether their was a financial motive to murder including sharing of properties belonging to Peter and Indrani.

Mukerjea's lawyer, Mahesh Jethmalani, was caught unawares about his arrest.

“I will be extremely shocked if the news about his arrest is true," he said. “I contacted him through messages and my last contact was well past 7.30 PM when he informed me that he was being questioned by the CBI and that he would contact me later."

Peter Mukerjea will be produced in a Mumbai court on Friday.

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Indian Police Commissioner of Mumbai Rakesh Maria (L) leaves a police station after interviewing former media executive Indrani Mukherjea, who has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her daughter, in Mumbai on August 27, 2015. A former Indian media executive has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her daughter for having an affair with her stepson, Mumbai police said August 27, in a case gripping India. Indrani Mukerjea is accused, along with two others, of strangling Sheena Bora to death in 2012 before dumping her body in a forest in western Maharashtra state and setting it alight. AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STRDEL via Getty Images)
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Sheena Bora Murder Case: Mumbai Police Interrogated Sanjeev Khanna And Indrani Mukerjea(36 of55)
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MUMBAI, INDIA - AUGUST 29: Sanjeev Khanna at Khar police station after interrogating by Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria in connection with the April 2012 Sheena Bora murder case, on August 29, 2015 in Mumbai, India. Investigations into the Sheena Bora murder case picked up pace on Friday as police recovered the 24-year-olds skeletal remains as well as her passport while Sanjeev Khanna, former husband of Indrani Mukerjea, former CEO of INX Media, confessed to his complicity in the crime. The Mumbai police on Friday said they suspected the involvement of two more people in the murder of former Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) human resources executive Sheena Bora. Officials told Hindustan Times that the probable cause of the murder was Sheenas affair with her stepbrother, Peter Mukerjeas younger son Rahul, which Indrani was opposed to as she was afraid of losing her share in her husband's property if the young couple got married. (Photo by Kunal Patil/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Sheena Bora Murder Case: Mumbai Police Interrogated Sanjeev Khanna And Indrani Mukerjea(37 of55)
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MUMBAI, INDIA - AUGUST 29: Sanjeev Khanna at Khar police station after interrogating by Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria in connection with the April 2012 Sheena Bora murder case, on August 29, 2015 in Mumbai, India. Investigations into the Sheena Bora murder case picked up pace on Friday as police recovered the 24-year-olds skeletal remains as well as her passport while Sanjeev Khanna, former husband of Indrani Mukerjea, former CEO of INX Media, confessed to his complicity in the crime. The Mumbai police on Friday said they suspected the involvement of two more people in the murder of former Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) human resources executive Sheena Bora. Officials told Hindustan Times that the probable cause of the murder was Sheenas affair with her stepbrother, Peter Mukerjeas younger son Rahul, which Indrani was opposed to as she was afraid of losing her share in her husband's property if the young couple got married. (Photo by Kunal Patil/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Sheena Bora Murder Case: Sanjeev Khanna And Indrani Mukerjea Produced At Bandra Court(38 of55)
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MUMBAI, INDIA - AUGUST 28: Sanjeev Khanna at Khar police station on August 28, 2015 in Mumbai, India. Investigations into the Sheena Bora murder case picked up pace on Friday as police recovered the 24-year-olds skeletal remains as well as her passport while Sanjeev Khanna, former husband of Indrani Mukerjea, former CEO of INX Media, confessed to his complicity in the crime. The Mumbai police on Friday said they suspected the involvement of two more people in the murder of former Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) human resources executive Sheena Bora. Officials told Hindustan Times that the probable cause of the murder was Sheenas affair with her stepbrother, Peter Mukerjeas younger son Rahul, which Indrani was opposed to as she was afraid of losing her share in her husband's property if the young couple got married. (Photo by Pratham Gokhale/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Sheena Bora Murder Case: Sanjeev Khanna And Indrani Mukerjea Produced At Bandra Court(39 of55)
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MUMBAI, INDIA - AUGUST 28: Indrani Mukerjea at Khar police station on August 28, 2015 in Mumbai, India. Investigations into the Sheena Bora murder case picked up pace on Friday as police recovered the 24-year-olds skeletal remains as well as her passport while Sanjeev Khanna, former husband of Indrani Mukerjea, former CEO of INX Media, confessed to his complicity in the crime. The Mumbai police on Friday said they suspected the involvement of two more people in the murder of former Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) human resources executive Sheena Bora. Officials told Hindustan Times that the probable cause of the murder was Sheenas affair with her stepbrother, Peter Mukerjeas younger son Rahul, which Indrani was opposed to as she was afraid of losing her share in her husband's property if the young couple got married. (Photo by Pratham Gokhale/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Sheena Bora Murder Case: Sanjeev Khanna And Indrani Mukerjea Produced At Bandra Court(40 of55)
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MUMBAI, INDIA - AUGUST 28: Indrani Mukerjea at Khar police station on August 28, 2015 in Mumbai, India. Investigations into the Sheena Bora murder case picked up pace on Friday as police recovered the 24-year-olds skeletal remains as well as her passport while Sanjeev Khanna, former husband of Indrani Mukerjea, former CEO of INX Media, confessed to his complicity in the crime. The Mumbai police on Friday said they suspected the involvement of two more people in the murder of former Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) human resources executive Sheena Bora. Officials told Hindustan Times that the probable cause of the murder was Sheenas affair with her stepbrother, Peter Mukerjeas younger son Rahul, which Indrani was opposed to as she was afraid of losing her share in her husband's property if the young couple got married. (Photo by Pratham Gokhale/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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This photo taken on August 29, 2015 shows former Indian media executive Indrani Mukherjea being escorted into a police station through a scrum of media in Mumbai. A former Indian media executive has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her daughter for having an affair with her stepson, Mumbai police said August 27, in a case gripping India. Indrani Mukerjea is accused, along with two others, of strangling Sheena Bora to death in 2012 before dumping her body in a forest in western Maharashtra state and setting it alight. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STR via Getty Images)
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This photo taken on August 29, 2015 shows former Indian media executive Indrani Mukherjea being escorted into a police station through a scrum of media in Mumbai. A former Indian media executive has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her daughter for having an affair with her stepson, Mumbai police said August 27, in a case gripping India. Indrani Mukerjea is accused, along with two others, of strangling Sheena Bora to death in 2012 before dumping her body in a forest in western Maharashtra state and setting it alight. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STR via Getty Images)
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This photo taken on August 29, 2015 shows former Indian media executive Indrani Mukherjea being escorted into a police station through a scrum of media in Mumbai. A former Indian media executive has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her daughter for having an affair with her stepson, Mumbai police said August 27, in a case gripping India. Indrani Mukerjea is accused, along with two others, of strangling Sheena Bora to death in 2012 before dumping her body in a forest in western Maharashtra state and setting it alight. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STR via Getty Images)
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