INX Media Co-Founder Indrani Mukerjea, also the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case has turned approver against former Union finance minister P Chidambaram and his son in the INX Media case. She had written to former finance minister Arun Jaitley in July 2017, volunteering to testify against them and only after which CBI decided to speak to her.
Crux of the Matter
In her letter to Jaitley, Indrani provided details of her incarceration in connection with the murder of her daughter and claimed innocence as she sought his help to “get out of the mess”.
There was no mention of P Chidambaram in the FIR; but he was named in a charge sheet filed on October 18 wherein Indrani was an “approver”.
After Jaitley forwarded the letter to the CBI her first statement was recorded in Byculla Jail before the investigating officer and later before a magistrate in Feb 2018.
She gave evidences of payments made to Karti Chidambaram by INX Media for securing clearance in 2007 from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board for the overseas investment received by the broadcaster that was in excess of the approved amount.
Recently, she alleged that she was poisoned in jail. She is seeking bail again on medical grounds which has been rejected multiple times.
Curiopedia
Indrani Mukerjea is a former HR consultant and media executive. In 2007 she co-founded INX Media with her ex-husband, where she took on the role of CEO. In 2009 she resigned from the company and later sold her stake in it. In August 2015, she was arrested by Mumbai Police and charged as the main accused in the alleged murder of her daughter, Sheena Bora. INX News was incorporated on 22 December 2006 with an authorised capital of ₹7.5 crore divided into 75 lakh shares of ₹10 each. More Info
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