Sheena murder case: Indrani's former driver wants to ‘disclose truth’

In an important development in the sensational Sheena Bora murder case, Shyamvar Rai, the former driver and co-accused of Indrani Mukerjea on Wednesday told a Mumbai court that he wants to become approver in the case.

This means Rai would tell the court in details about how the murder was committed. The former driver said he wants to disclose ‘certain truths’ regarding the case that is not yet in the public domain.

“I am aware about the acts connected with commission of the offence; I was a participant in the murder, Sheena Bora was killed by strangulation,” Rai told the court. He also told the court that he was under "no pressure, threat or coercion" to reveal the facts in the case and was "repentant" for his act.

The court has asked the CBI to file reply on Rai's application and has posted the matter for further hearing on May 17.

If CBI accepts Rai's proposal then the court would record his statement under section 164 of CrPC and it could be used against other accused as evidence during trial.

Twenty-four-year old Sheena, was Indrani Mukerjea’s daughter from an earlier relationship. She was allegedly strangled in a car in April 2012 and her body burnt and dumped in a forest adjoining Raigad district. Her body was found in late August 2015.

The CBI took over the probe from Mumbai police late last year. Indrani Mukerjea who is currently lodged in the Byculla Ladies Prison, is the prime accused in the 2012 murder of her daughter, along with her ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna and Shyamvar Rai.