Pen police kept no record of Sheena's death: report

Mumbai: Although the main culprits in the Sheena Bora murder case may already be arrested, Mumbai cops still have many questions to answer.

According to a Midday report, after the murder in May 2012, the Pen police team from Raighad district had informed Mumbai Police about the disposed burnt body which had been decomposing in a suitcase. No serious action was taken then nor was any complaint registered thereafter.

Pen police have allegedly not kept any records of Sheena Bora's body, which had been found by villagers. The records would have proved to be key evidence to nab the culprits. Had there been records, an inquiry would have been easier.

However, the Mumbai police have managed to unearth a DNA report gathering dust at the Kalina Forensic Lab for almost three years. The DNA report, according to the Mumbai Mirror, is none other than Sheena’s.

Police Inspector Suresh Mirge, who investigated the case in Pen in 2012, confirmed that his team had sent a sample for DNA tests but the results were never collected. The police team is also making inquiries to get all the information about Bora’s body. 

Earlier, on Wednesday, Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria refused to comment when asked if a murder case was registered back then and whether any samples from Bora’s body were taken for DNA tests. “Please give us more time,” he said.

Police sources said Indrani too went with the driver to the spot in Pen where the body was dumped; however they did not officially confirm the same. Back then, the Raigad police had plans to circulate Bora’s photograph in a bid to get her identified but Ms Indrani deliberately asked the driver to set it ablaze so that her face could not be identified.

The Mumbai police will be talking to locals to see if they have heard anything about the incident. The team will also speak to police officials who had found Bora’s body to get more details on it. It is learnt that Bora’s body was found with over 70 per cent burn injuries. It had been dumped in the bushes in Gagode village in Pen.