Indrani's former husband arrested in Kolkata

Kolkata, Aug 26: Sanjeev Khan, former husband of Indrani Mukherjea who was detained on charges of killing Shee Bora, was arrested by police from Mumbai here on Wednesday, an officer said.

Khan was arrested from Alipore area after being grilled for a few hours by Mumbai police personnel.

The arrest comes a day after Indrani, the wife of former media honcho Peter Mukherjea, was bbed from Mumbai's suburban Khar. She has been booked on charges of killing Shee in 2012 and disposing off her body.

Khan, a businessman residing in the city's Hastings area, was found by police at his friend's place in Alipore from where he was arrested.

"Mumbai police sought our help in tracing Sanjiv Khan. He was arrested from the house of a friend in the city," said Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Pallab Kanti Ghosh.

Khan was brought to the Alipore police station. He will be presented before a city court on Thursday where Mumbai police will seek his transit remand.

Meanwhile, Ajay Rawla, from whose house Khan was picked up by police, claimed Shee was not Khan's daughter.

"Sanjiv Khan and Indrani Mukherjee had been separated for long. They have a child but Shee is not their daughter," Rawla told media persons here.

Peter Mukherjea has claimed Shee was his step-daughter and had an affair with his son Rahul. "Shee was in a relationship with my son, which Indrani disapproved of," he said. IANS

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