Mukerjea overdosed on anti-epileptic pills.
By Dileep Thekkethil
Indrani Mukerjea, the infamous media queen who is currently under the CBI custody as a prime suspect in the murder of her daughter Sheena Bora, was today admitted to a hospital after she complained of chest pain, following a suspected suicide.
According to officials, Indrani who is currently in jail along with her ex-husband Sanjiv Khanna and her driver Shyamvar Rai, was taken to JJ Hospital in the morning for a check-up as she complained of chest pain.
Indrani is suspected to have “overdosed on her anti-epileptic pills,” according to The Times of India.
“Indrani Mukerjea was brought here at 2pm. She is unconscious since the time she was brought here. Her condition is serious,” said dean TP Lahane.
“We suspect that she was collecting her epilepsy medication and has probably consumed all of it. She has a bit of respiratory depression,” he added.
Lahane also said that the jail authorities have confirmed that Indrani was on anti-epileptic pills since September 11. She was started on them after she started suffering convulsions. She used to take two pills, one in morning and one in evening, under the supervision of jail authorities, according to the Times report.
Indrani lost her bedridden mother Durga Rani Bora on Thursday in Guwahati and earlier during the week, she along with her other two accomplices were slapped with an FIR in the gruesome Sheena Bora murder case.
Sheena Bora, her driver Shyam Rai and her ex-husband Sanjiv Khanna under eight sections of the IPC, including 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder) and 120-B (Criminal conspiracy).
The other charges slapped against the accused include Section 328 (causing hurt by means of poison), Section 201, 202, 203 (destruction of evidence and giving false information), and Section 2 (25) of the Arms Act.
Mumbai police had earlier arrested the three accused who allegedly conspired against Sheena Bora, murdered her and later disposed of her body in a deserted forest area in Mumbai’s Raigad district.
The investigation of the Mumbai police fell on rough terrain after Additional Director General Rakesh Maria left the investigation mid-way after he got a promotion transfer while the probe was at a crucial stage. Maria was criticized for taking a personal stand in the case, putting the accused and their family members through intense questioning.
The immediate reason for his transfer in believed to be the rigorous interrogation of the media baron and the current husband of Indrani, Peter Mukerjea, who was asked to appear before the investigating team for three consecutive days.
The murder of Sheena Bora allegedly took place three years ago. All three are accused of murdering Sheena by strangulating her, then cutting her into pieces, stocking it in a suitcase and later burning it in the forest to destroy evidence.
Indrani is also facing a separate case for attempting to murder Mikhail Bora – Sheena’s sibling – by giving him spiked drinks. Mikhail had told media that he was fortunate to be alive as he left the place early on the fatal day his sister got murdered.
The murder came to light when a former police officer overheard Shyam Rai talking about the murder to his friend in a bar and after which he was taken by the police officers to the secret burial site inside forest where the police unearthed skeletal remains.