Indrani Mukherjea, wife of former Star India chief Peter Mukherjea, has been remanded to police custody. She has been arrested for the murder of her sister, Sheena Bora, three years ago.


The high-profile case is now being headed by Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria.


Sheena was murdered in 2012 and her body was dumped in the forests of Raigad, 84 km from Mumbai. Indrani Mukherjea allegedly helped dispose of the body.


According to The Telegraph, an even more dramatic element has been added to the case. The newspaper reports:  "With a close family friend claiming that she had been told Sheena was Indranis daughter from an earlier relationship. The claim could not be verified with either Peter, the former CEO of STAR India, or the legal representatives of Indrani who has been sent to police custody till August 31. But at least four other friends echoed the family friend."


The murder would have remained a mystery had the police not been tipped off that Indranis driver Shyam Rai had been seen frequenting the place in Raigad from where Sheenas body was found.


The Telegraph also reports that Indrani had introduced Sheena to Mumbai society as her sister. Sheena and a younger boy were born to Indrani when she was married to another man before she became Peters wife.