Rakesh Maria told us Peter Mukerjea is not guilty: Devendra Fadnavis

Rakesh Maria told us Peter Mukerjea is not guilty: Devendra Fadnavis

PTIUpdated: Thursday, May 30, 2019, 11:41 AM IST
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SHEENA MURDER CASE

Mumbai: In a significant revelation in the wake of CBI questioning the senior IPS officer Rakesh Maria in the Sheena Bora murder case, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the former Mumbai police commissioner had stated that the media baron Peter Mukerjea was not guilty.

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Maria was shunted out as Mumbai police chief last year in the middle of Sheena murder probe which he was supervising personally. It was speculated that the government was not happy that he was taking so much interest in the case.

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The CBI later took over the case and arrested Peter Mukerjea. “During a police briefing, Maria came to us and said Peter is not guilty. And now we find CBI has made him an accused. The CBI is investigating on the lines that Peter is part of the conspiracy,” Fadnavis, who handles the home portfolio himself, said. “It is something to think about as to how a police officer who was deeply involved in the case thought this way,” Fadnavis said, speaking to reporters at his official residence ‘Varsha’ here.CBI earlier this week questioned Maria, now Maharashtra’s Director General (Home Guards); Deven Bharti, Joint Commissioner (Law and Order); and Satya Narayan Choudhary, Deputy Commissioner of Police, because they were part of the initial probe team.

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