Charul Shah

ISI funded LeT for 26/11 terror strikes in Mumbai: Headley to court

LeT members had planned to attack a conference meeting of Indian defence scientists to be held at Taj Hotel in Mumbai

26/11 attacks case: Headley deposes before Mumbai court via video link

26/11 attacks accused Headley to depose before Mumbai court tomorrow

David Coleman Headley would depose before a special Mumbai court on Monday and reveal the sequence of events and planning behind the 26/11 terror attacks, said senior public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam.

NIA crackdown reveals arrested Mumbra man is chief of ISIS India wing

The nabbing of Muddabir Mushtaq Sheikh from Mumbra, a suburban Thane district, as part of the countrywide crackdown against the Islamic State (ISIS) that led to the arrest of 14 people, has brought to the fore the systematic recruitment process and the al Qaeda-like hierarchical structure of the terror outfit in India, leaving the central and state agencies worried

Trial in Khwaja Yunus custodial death case likely to begin in Feb

Earlier this week, the court rejected an application filed by four policemen accused in the case, seeking a stay on the trial. Sachin Vaze, Rajendra Tiwari, Rajaram Nikam and Sunil Desai had moved the court last April

Stain on khaki: Mumbai cop held for raping 10-year-old

According to the police, Ambekar had separated from his wife, and was in a live-in relationship with the girl’s mother. Ambekar used to allegedly assault the girl in her mother’s absence

CBI told to produce Chhota Rajan in court in J Dey murder case

A special MCOCA court has slammed the CBI, which has been asked to investigate cases against gangster Chhota Rajan, for no progress in the investigation of journalist J Dey’s murder.

Sheena’s grandparents changed their will 6 days after murder

Six days after the murder of Sheena Bora, her grandparents changed their will, bequeathing most of their properties, which were earlier assigned to Sheena, to her brother Mikhail, as they disapproved of Sheena’s relationship with Peter Mukerjea’s son Rahul.

A week before murder, Sheena had planned a trip with Indrani

A week before Sheena Bora was killed allegedly by her mother and INX Media cofounder Indrani Mukerjea, she had asked Indrani to plan a weekend trip to Nagpur, so she could spend some time with her, show the email exchanges between the duo, included in the CBI charge sheet, which has been accessed by HT.

Peter Mukerjea in CBI custody till November 26

INX Media co-founder Peter Mukerjea charged with criminal conspiracy and murder by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the killing of his stepdaughter Sheena Bora was produced before the court on Monday. After almost an hour-long argument, Peter was remanded in CBI custody till November 26.

Year after murder, an apology email from Sheena’s account to Peter

Almost a year after Sheena’s murder, Indrani Mukerjea, on March 14, 2013, sent an email to her husband Peter, from a fake account created in Sheena’s name, part of the charge sheet which HT has accessed, apologising for how she had tried to “disrupt his and Indrani’s family life”. Sheena was murdered on April 24, 2012.

Emails reveal growing rift in Indrani-Peter relationship

Did Peter and Indrani Mukerjea’s relationship sour over time? Email exchanges between the two suggest so, with Peter’s first marriage to Shabnam and their sons a major point of contention.

Peter Mukerjea wanted Rahul to forget Sheena, emails show

Peter Mukerjea wanted his son Rahul to move on after Sheena Bora had disappeared, claiming that she had “played him” and wanted to “get to something else”.

‘Why has Sheena disappeared?’ Rahul asked Indrani, Peter in email

In a surprise move, the CBI had arrested Peter last week, charging him with conspiracy to murder. The CBI said that Peter had known about the plot to murder Sheena all along and was in touch with Indrani Mukerjea on the day the crime was committed in 2012.

Peter Mukerjea charged with criminal conspiracy

A day after his arrest in the Sheena Bora murder case, INX Media co-founder Peter Mukerjea, husband of prime accused Indrani Mukerjea, was charged with murder and criminal conspiracy by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which said he had played an active role in the killing of his step-daughter. Mukerjea, who was produced before a court in Mumbai, was remanded in police custody till November 23.

Indrani’s driver confesses to role in Sheena Bora’s murder

Former media tycoon Indrani Mukerjea’s driver has confessed to his role in the sensational murder of Sheena Bora before a special CBI court and could be made an approver in the case, sources said on Thursday.

Court issues warrants against Rajan in four cases

Sources from the crime branch said the agency has started revisiting cases where Rajan is shown as wanted

Mumbai man sentenced to death for raping, murdering techie

A court in Mumbai on Friday sentenced Chandrabhan Sanap to death for the 2014 rape and murder of techie Esther Anuhya.

Mumbai 7/11 train blasts: 5 get death, 7 sent to life in prison

Five convicts in the 2006 Mumbai local train bombings, which killed 188 people, were on Wednesday sentenced to death by a Mumbai special court. Besides claiming 188 lives, the serial train blasts left 817 people injured on the evening of July 11, 2006, from 6.23pm onwards - the return peak hour when the suburban trains are choked with commuters going home.

Sheena Bora murder: City police through with bulk of the probe

If the country’s apex investigative agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) takes up the case after being asked by the Centre, it may not have much to do as a major chunk of the investigation has already been done by the Mumbai police.

Sheena murder: Mumbai police through with bulk of the probe

Sheena bora murder case Centre to ask CBI to take over the case; Khar police sift through reams of paper to meet the Nov 25 deadline to file charge sheet

Defence lawyers say they plan to go to high court

Defence advocates of those convicted in the July 11, 2006 blasts have expressed shock at the verdict and are now working on the arguments over the quantum of punishment. Once the detailed order is delivered, they plan to move the Bombay high court, they said.

2006 Mumbai train blasts: 12 convicted, sentencing on Monday

A special MCOCA court on Friday convicted 12 of the 13 accused for their role in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts. Seven RDX bombs had ripped through the first class coaches of Mumbai's suburban trains on July 11, 2006, killing 188 people and injuring 829. The blast occurred between Khar Road-Santacruz, Bandra-Khar Road, Jogeshwari-Mahim Junction, Mira Road-Bhayander, Matunga- Mahim Junction and Borivali.

Sheena case: Indrani, driver in judicial custody till Sept 21

Indrani Mukerjea, who has been accused of murdering her daughter Sheena Bora, and her driver Shyamwar Rai were on Monday remanded to judicial custody till September 21 by a Mumbai court.

Sheena Bora murder case: Police unearth complex money trail

The police believe money was one of the motives for Sheena’s murder, along with her relationship with Rahul Mukerjea, her step-brother, which Indrani did not approve of.

Indrani remains uncooperative and a hard nut to crack: Cops

Police custody of three accused in the Sheena Bora murder case -- the victim's mother and businesswoman Indrani Mukerjea, her driver Shyamvar Rai and her former husband Sanjeev Khanna -- has been extended till September 7 by a Mumbai court.

Indrani faints, Vidhie weeps; police custody of accused trio extended

Former media honcho Indrani Mukerjea, arrested in connection with her daughter Sheena Bora's murder, was interrogated for 80-90 hours and not allowed a minute of legal counsel, her lawyers told a court on Monday.

Sheena Bora case: 2 more people may be involved in the murder

The Mumbai police on Friday said they suspected the involvement of two more people in the murder of former Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) human resources executive Sheena Bora.

Sheena murder: Indrani plotted, Khanna killed, driver tells cops

In a boost to the Sheena Bora murder investigation, the police found her photograph while searching the residence of Peter and Indrani Mukerjea’s former driver Shyam Manav Manohar Rai, 43.

Mumbai: Man granted divorce as wife is arrested for prostitution

The family court recently granted divorce to a man on grounds of cruelty and desertion, after he proved his wife was part of a prostitution racket.