Breaking news: Media tycoon Peter Mukerjea, who was arrested on Thursday in connection with the Sheena Bora murder, has been charged with murder by the CBI. He has also been accused of destroying evidence, kidnapping and lying to protect his wife Indrani Mukerjea, the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case.  Mukerjea is at the CBI court in Mumbai now. The CBI is seeking 14 days police custody.

CBI's spokesperson said yesterday that Mukerjea's name surfaced during its probe in the case and 'he has been arrested'.

The spokesperson refused to divulge any further details in the case but sources in the probe agency alleged that he had some more insight in the crime which he had not shared with the Mumbai police.

Sources said that he has been arrested for allegedly 'shielding the accused' and 'inconsistencies' in his statements. Mukerjea was placed under arrest after another round of questioning on Thursday.


The development came after the CBI filed the chargesheet in a magistrate's court in Mumbai in which Sheena Bora's mother and former media magnate Indrani Mukherjee and two others have been named as accused.

Sheena was Indrani's daughter from her first marriage.

The CBI had questioned Mukerjea for hours before it was decided to place him under arrest, the sources said.

Mukerjea's lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani said he was surprised at the decision of the CBI to place him under arrest. "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," he said.