Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria

Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Ahmed Javed has hit back at his predecessor Rakesh Maria, who has made explosive claims in his memoirs on the Sheena Bora murder case, in which Indrani Mukerjea and Peter Mukerjea are facing trial.

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Tuesday said the government will look into former chief minister Devendra Fanavis' alleged role in an incident mentioned by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria in his book, and that a probe will be ordered if needed.

Former Additional Chief Secretary (Home) KP Bakshi on Tuesday said former Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria was promoted to Director General rank based on the then state government's decision.

During the course of the investigation into the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, former Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria made Ajmal Kasab -- the only Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist caught alive -- say "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" repeatedly.

26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab would have died as a Bengaluru resident named "Samir Dinesh Chaudhari" with a "red thread tied around his wrist" if the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) had succeeded in their plan, former Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria has written in his explosive memoirs

In 2015, when journalists asked the then Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria to give his response on Joint Commissioner Deven Bharti's acquaintance with media baron Peter Mukerjea, he had jokingly said, "leave something for my memoirs".

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

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has made it clear that former Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria's personal involvement in the probe of Sheena Bora murder case didn't go down well with the government.

Uncertainty continues over whether erstwhile Commissioner of Police Rakesh Maria will return to head the Sheena Bora murder probe, with the state Home department now doing a complete U-turn in the matter.

Going by the signs, investigation into Sheena Bora's death is set to become just another murder case and not the high profile inquiry that saw a police commissioner himself interrogating the accused.

Rakesh Maria, who was removed as Mumbai's police commissioner on Tuesday, is likely to exit the Sheena Bora murder investigation despite the Maharashtra government yesterday saying he would retain charge of the case.

As Mumbai's police commissioner Rakesh Maria had for the last few weeks delivered headline making updates on investigations in the complex Sheena Bora murder case. On Monday evening, Mr Maria's abrupt transfer made headlines. But Rakesh Maria was not made famous by the Sheena Bora case or his controversial transfer. He has long been celebrated a...

In his removal as chief of the Mumbai police today, Rakesh Maria managed an enviable feat - an unexpected twist, so typical of the Sheena Bora murder investigation, which he has frontlined.

In a significant development in the Sheena Bora murder case, the Mumbai police have traced the person who had sent a resignation letter on her behalf - and at the behest of her accused mother Indrani Mukherjea - to her employer, weeks after she was killed and her body disposed off, Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria said here late Thursday.

A sensational murder involving high profile suspects - a dream case for any police officer. Mumbai's celebrated police chief Rakesh Maria is due for a promotion next month and many are considering the Sheena Bora case his parting shot.

Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Ahmed Javed has hit back at his predecessor Rakesh Maria, who has made explosive claims in his memoirs on the Sheena Bora murder case, in which Indrani Mukerjea and Peter Mukerjea are facing trial.

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Tuesday said the government will look into former chief minister Devendra Fanavis' alleged role in an incident mentioned by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria in his book, and that a probe will be ordered if needed.

Former Additional Chief Secretary (Home) KP Bakshi on Tuesday said former Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria was promoted to Director General rank based on the then state government's decision.

During the course of the investigation into the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, former Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria made Ajmal Kasab -- the only Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist caught alive -- say "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" repeatedly.

26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab would have died as a Bengaluru resident named "Samir Dinesh Chaudhari" with a "red thread tied around his wrist" if the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) had succeeded in their plan, former Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria has written in his explosive memoirs

In 2015, when journalists asked the then Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria to give his response on Joint Commissioner Deven Bharti's acquaintance with media baron Peter Mukerjea, he had jokingly said, "leave something for my memoirs".

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

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has made it clear that former Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria's personal involvement in the probe of Sheena Bora murder case didn't go down well with the government.

Uncertainty continues over whether erstwhile Commissioner of Police Rakesh Maria will return to head the Sheena Bora murder probe, with the state Home department now doing a complete U-turn in the matter.

Going by the signs, investigation into Sheena Bora's death is set to become just another murder case and not the high profile inquiry that saw a police commissioner himself interrogating the accused.

Rakesh Maria, who was removed as Mumbai's police commissioner on Tuesday, is likely to exit the Sheena Bora murder investigation despite the Maharashtra government yesterday saying he would retain charge of the case.

As Mumbai's police commissioner Rakesh Maria had for the last few weeks delivered headline making updates on investigations in the complex Sheena Bora murder case. On Monday evening, Mr Maria's abrupt transfer made headlines. But Rakesh Maria was not made famous by the Sheena Bora case or his controversial transfer. He has long been celebrated a...

In his removal as chief of the Mumbai police today, Rakesh Maria managed an enviable feat - an unexpected twist, so typical of the Sheena Bora murder investigation, which he has frontlined.

In a significant development in the Sheena Bora murder case, the Mumbai police have traced the person who had sent a resignation letter on her behalf - and at the behest of her accused mother Indrani Mukherjea - to her employer, weeks after she was killed and her body disposed off, Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria said here late Thursday.

A sensational murder involving high profile suspects - a dream case for any police officer. Mumbai's celebrated police chief Rakesh Maria is due for a promotion next month and many are considering the Sheena Bora case his parting shot.