In a 12-page statement, accused-turned-approver in the Sheena Bora murder case, driver Shyamvar Rai, has claimed that Indrani Mukerjea, the main accused in the case, had strangled her daughter inside a car on April 24,2012. On Indrani's instruction, both Rai and Indrani's ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna were helping her. While Rai covered Sheena's mouth, Khanna held Sheena tightly, reports the Times of India.

The statement was handed over to all the accused, including Indrani's husband, ex-media baron Peter Mukerjea, by the special CBI court on Friday.

The statement in Hindi also claimed that the "katta" (pistol) that Rai was caught with at the time of his arrest in August last year was handed over to him in a parcel on Indrani's instructions.

Kajal Sharma, Indrani's assistant, had asked Rai to take three months severance pay, an amount paid to an employee on the early termination of a contract, and leave, the statement claims.

"Indrani madam Sheena Ke mandi par baith ke Sheena ka gala daba rahi thi...Sheena ne jor se meri ungli Kat li. Meri ungli se khoon nikla. Indrani madam Sheena ke muh ke upar baith gayii (Indrani sat on top of Sheena and was strangling her. Sheena bit my finger. It was bleeding)..." reads a portion of the statement.

According to Rai, after the murder Khanna and Indrani were speaking something in English which Rai could not understand. But their conversation had mentions of Mikhail (Indrani's son), Rahul (Peter's son) and Worli.

A lawyer privy to the statement also said that Rai had not made any allegations about Peter.

The court has recently allowed Rai's plea to turner approver in he case. In May, Rai had applied to be an approver and said that he wanted to "disclose all truths" as he had taken part in Sheena's murder.