Sheena Bora trial adjourned on Day-1

Mumbai: The first day of trial in the sensational Sheena Bora murder cases ended up in adjournment without completion of the testimony of first witness, a police officer on whose complaint FIR was lodged in the Sheena Bora murder case. The defence lawyer raised objection on the the witness speaking about details given by accused—turned—approver Shyamwar Rai to the Khar police. The defence argued that Rai has turned approver and now he is a witness and his statement given to police, as an accused is now inadmissible in the court.

Police sub-inspector Ganesh Dalvi of Mumbai police on Thursday deposed as the first witness in Sheena Bora murder case. While answering questions asked by CBI counsel Bharat Badami told the court that he had arrested Rai, former driver of prime accused Indrani Mukerjea, in an arms case after he saw Rai roaming in a suspicious manner. His search had resulted in recovery of an illegal 7.65 mm revolver and three live cartridges.

In his further statement when Dalvi said that during interrogation in arms case Rai had told the police that “he wanted to say something to us and hence I brought two panch witnesses and in their presence Rai stated” Dalvi could not complete his sentence because accused Peter Mukerjea’s defence lawyer Shrikant Shivde raised objection saying Rai is not an accused (in Sheena Bora murder case because he has turned approver and now he is a witness). He argued that Rai’s statement before the police can never go on record.

Indrani Mukerjea’s lawyer Sudeep Pasbola also agreed with Shivde and moved an application raising objection.