Mumbai: A local who first spotted the remains of Sheena Bora in a Raigad jungle in 2012 deposed before the trial court on Wednesday. Sheena (24) was allegedly killed by her mother and media executive Indrani Mukerjea with the help of others in April 2012 and the body was burnt in a jungle in neighbouring Raigad district.
As per the prosecution, Ganesh Dhene had spotted a skeleton at Gagode village in Pen teshil of Raigad days after the murder. Dhene is a 'police patil' who are appointed in villages where there is no police station.
Their job is to keep police informed about happenings in the area. Sheena's murder came to light in 2015 following the arrest of Indrani Mukerjea's driver Shyamvar Rai.
Then it was established that the skeleton found in the Raigad jungle in 2012 was of Sheena, the biological daughter of Indrani, born from a previous relationship.
During his testimony before CBI judge J C Jagdale, Dhene said he was collecting mangoes when he spotted a burnt skeleton. He returned home and told the local police who asked him to come to the spot again, he said.
