CBI moves Mumbai court to stop Netflix broadcast of Indrani Mukerjea docu-series

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The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday moved an application before a special court in Mumbai seeking a stay on a documentary series on Indrani Mukerjea, the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case.

The docu-series, titled 'The Indrani Mukerjea Story: The Buried Truth' delves into the disappearance of 25-year-old Bora and is scheduled to premiere on streaming platform Netflix on February 23, according to newswire PTI.

In its application filed through public prosecutor CJ Nandode, the CBI asked the court "to issue direction to accused and other concerned for staying/stopping the featuring of the accused persons and the persons connected with the case in the documentary by Netflix and its broadcasting on any platform till the conclusion of the ongoing trial".

CBI Special Judge SP Naik-Nimbalkar issued notices to Netflix Entertainment Services India and others for their response on the application.

The hearing on the application has been fixed for February 20.

Bora (24) was allegedly strangled to death in a car by Indrani Mukerjea, her then driver Shyamvar Rai and former husband Sanjeev Khanna in April 2012.

Bora was Indrani's daughter from a previous relationship. Her burnt body was found in a forest in neighbouring Raigad district.

Bora's murder came to light in 2015 after driver Shyamvar Rai revealed the incident following his arrest in another case.

Indrani was held in August 2015 and received bail in May 2022.

Rai, Khanna and Peter Mukerjea are also out on bail in the case.

Meanwhile, a court in Maharashtra's Thane has sentenced a man to jail for allegedly flashing at a 17-year-old girl in 2022.

The convict, Mehafuj Maksood Aalam Shaikh, has already undergone a prison term of nearly 17 months.

In the order, the court said the convict shall be at liberty to get set-off under section 428 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) for the period he has already undergone in jail.

The incident had occurred on September 7, 2022, when the man flashed at the teenage girl near a hotel in Shanti Nagar area of Thane. Based on a complaint filed by the victim, the police arrested him a few days later, the prosecution said.

In the order passed on February 12, special court judge D S Deshmukh, hearing cases pertaining to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, held Shaikh guilty under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 509 (insulting the modesty of any woman by uttering any word, making a sound or gesture, or exhibiting any object).

It imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on him, and directed that the fine amount recovered from the accused be paid to the victim as compensation and referred the case to the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) for further compensation to the victim. (With inputs from PTI)