Indrani Mukerjea's Ex Was in Mumbai When Sheena Bora Was Killed

Sanjeev Khanna, the second husband of Indrani Mukerjie who is accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora

Mr Khanna, who was arrested last night, was brought to a Kolkata court today where his lawyer said that on April 24, 2012, he had travelled to Mumbai for business and to meet with the daughter he shares with Ms Mukerjea. The lawyer says Ms Mukerjea did not permit that meeting and that Mr Khanna is innocent of any wrongdoing.

Mr Khanna was Ms Mukerjea’s second husband. Her daughter from an earlier relationship, Sheena Bora, was strangled and set on fire on the outskirts of Mumbai three years ago, the police has said, by Ms Mukerjee, her driver and Mr Khanna.

All her life, Ms Mukerjea presented Ms Bora as her sister. The murder has exposed that the young woman was actually her daughter, a relationship that Ms Mukerjea’s husband, Peter Mukerjea, says he was unaware of.

After Ms Bora disappeared, her mother said she had moved to the US to study. The police last week arrested Ms Mukerjea’s driver in connection with another criminal case. During interrogation, he allegedly confessed to killing Ms Bora on the order of Ms Mukerjea.