Sheena Bora tapes: Peter Mukerjea says he helped Rahul with transcripts

Mumbai: After audio tapes containing alleged conversations between Indrani Mukerjea, Peter Mukerjea and his son Rahul Mukerjea were disclosed on Thursday evening, Peter, who is arrested in the Sheena Bora murder case, claimed innocence saying he had helped Rahul transcribe the recordings.

According to reports, Rahul, who was in a relationship with Sheena before her murder in 2012, had recorded the conference calls with his father and Indrani after Sheena’s disappearance and shared them with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

"I did not know about the recordings when Rahul was recording it. But he is my son, he stays with me. So, during the three months that we had after Indrani got arrested and before I got arrested, he told me about these recordings,” Peter, who along with Indrani and her ex-husband are in jail in connection with the murder of Sheena, said.

“If I had a guilty mind, I wouldn't have helped him make the transcripts, we did that together,” he added.

Meanwhile, Peter’s lawyer Mihir Gheewala has requested the court that the media be barred from using the audio tapes, which he said were vital evidence and result in prejudice to the witnesses, according to reports.

He also submitted an application to the court seeking a directive to the CBI to avoid the use of potential evidence, documents and witnesses in the media.

The audio clips that have been published by several media houses, suggest that Peter and Indrani tried to "pacify" Rahul after Sheena’s sudden "disappearance."