According to CBI, Peter Mukerjea was part of the murder conspiracy of Sheena Bora. (File photo)
A special court in Mumbai today asked CBI to file its reply by July 7 on the plea of Peter Mukerjea, former media baron and a co-accused in Sheena Bora murder case, seeking the statement of a secret witness submitted to the court by the central agency.
Special CBI Judge HS Mahajan directed CBI to file its reply by July 7 on Mr Mukerjea's application.
The central agency, in its supplementary chargesheet filed in February, has submitted a statement of an unnamed witness in a sealed cover.
CBI had said that they are not revealing the identity or the statement of the witness as investigation was going on.
Meanwhile, the court allowed Mr Mukerjea's lawyer to meet him in Central prison at Arthur Road on July 8.
The special court on Friday gave copies of Shyamwar Rai's confession to co-accused Sanjeev Khanna and others on a Bombay High court directive.
Shyamwar Rai was the first accused to be arrested in the case in August 2015, taking the lid off the murder, after he was picked up in connection with an arms case.
The trial court recently allowed him to turn an approver in the case and become a prosecution witness.
Indrani Mukerjea, Sanjeev Khanna and Shyamwar Rai had allegedly strangled Sheena Bora (24), Ms Mukerjea's daughter from an earlier relationship, inside a car in April 2012.
Meanwhile, the court extended the judicial custody of Ms Mukerja, Mr Khanna and Mr Mukerjea till July 18. Shyamwar Rai was not produced today.
The trio were arrested in August last year, while Mr Mukerjea was arrested in November. According to CBI, Mr Mukerjea was part of the murder conspiracy.
Ms Bora's body was found in a forest in Raigad. The crime, which came to light in August last year, is allegedly linked to certain financial dealings.