How Rahul Mukerjea, Sheena Bora met, fell in love, and were torn apart

In his statement to the police Rahul Mukerjea told the police how he and Sheena Bora met each other fell in love and were happily engaged until they were cruelly torn apart with her murder in 2012 Recounting how their relationship had seriously upset Sheenarsquos mother and alleged murderer Indrani Mukerjea Rahul also told the police how he got depressed after Sheenarsquos disappearance and began to suspect Indranirsquos involvementAlso read A year after murder Peter Indrani Mukerjea sought top cops help to trace Sheena BoraStarcrossed lovers Rahul and Sheena had gotten engaged just six months before she was murdered in April 2012 File PicRahul first met Sheena in 2008 when he moved into his father Peterrsquos home in Marlow apartments in Worli ldquoI first met Sheena at the Worli flat We started meeting frequently and developed a close friendshiprdquo Rahul in his statement accessed by midday through the chargesheet against the three prime accused ndash Indrani her exhusband Sanjeev Khanna and her former driver Shyam RaiRahul went to London after spending a month in Mumbai but returned to the city again in a few months This time Indrani asked Peter to tell him to stay somewhere else so Rahul rented a flat in Khar DandaThe big revealRahul also told the police how Sheena told him she was Indranirsquos daughter and not her sister as the world had been led to believeldquoI got a job in Prime Focus a Lower Parel firm with my fatherrsquos help I started meeting Sheena frequently and gradually we fell in love One day she came up to me and said lsquoI am Indranirsquos daughter not her sisterrsquo When Indrani came to know about our relationship she was furious and fought with my father She sent Sheena to Guhawatirdquo Rahul recalledAlso Read Sheena Bora murder case Charges against Peter Mukerjea are outrageous says son RahulIn 2009 Sheena was sent to Delhi There she was hospitalized with some serious health problems Sheena was visited in hospital by her mother and exboyfriend Indrani suggested that Sheena move to Bangalore and stay with this exboyfriend Although Sheena refused initially she eventually did just thisSedativesRahul told the police ldquoDuring that time I had no money I sold my household items and went straight to Bangalore to meet Sheena She was very weak The medicines given to her by Indrani were sedatives meant for mental illness a doctor in Bangalore told us The doctor also told her to immediately stop taking those medicines Her health started improving and I took her to our Dehradun house with the permission of her grandparents and my motherrdquoAt the end of 2009 the couple came back to Mumbai where Sheena had found work They were living in a rented flat in Marol Andheri east However their relationship often caused huge quarrels with Indrani and PeterIn October 2011 Rahul and Sheena went to Dehradun where they got engaged ndash once again with permission from Rahulrsquos mother and Sheenarsquos grandparents It was Diwali and a happy period for the couple who had clicked several pictures together ldquoSheena was very happy and healthy that timerdquo Rahul told the CBIUpon their return to Mumbai Indrani found out about the engagement and invited Sheena for dinner ldquoAfter the dinner Sheena had told me that Indrani had changed a lotrdquo said RahulThe disappearanceBefore the day of the murder Indrani invited Sheena to dinner once again saying she wanted to give her an engagement present On April 24 2012 Rahul picked up Sheena from her workplace and they went home Sheena changed into pants and a red topRahul narrated what followed ldquoIndrani was repeatedly calling to ask about Sheenarsquos whereabouts and how much time she would take We went to the address given by Indrani mdash near National College at Bandra west Indrani was waiting in a silver Chevrolet car Shyam Rai was at the wheel while one unknown person was smoking insiderdquo The unknown person was later identified as Sanjeev KhannaldquoLater I tried calling Sheena but instead of taking my calls she started sending text messages I also responded to her on SMS this was happening between 8 to 11 pm She told me she was enjoying dinner with Indrani and would spend the night at her place I went home and constantly tried to call her but she never took my callsrdquoRead Story Sheena Bora constantly blackmailed Indrani CBIRahul got more worried when Sheena didnrsquot return the next day ldquoI kept calling her but she did not respond I kept messaging her I got a reply saying she had found someone else The message advised me to forget her as she was very happy with her new lover Another SMS informed me she would get in touch after two to three months I really got suspicious with such messagesrdquoRahul then went to the Worli Bandra Khar and MIDC police stations to file a missing personrsquos complaint but the police ignored him He tried searching for her everywhere and even shared his suspicions with Sheenarsquos colleague her siblings Mekhail and Vidhie The cops told Rahul that nothing is wrong Sheena was an adult who had gone with her mother Rahul collected Sheenarsquos laptop and other belongings from her office Indrani asked him for these items but he held on to them until the murder came to the fore which is when he handed it all over to the investigatorsOn Peterrsquos roleMuch buzz was created with the recent arrest of Rahulrsquos father Peter with the CBI suspecting he knew of the murder plot The only mention Rahul made of his father however was of the time he decided to vacate his flat Rahul was lonely and decided to move out of the flat he had shared with Sheena ldquoWhile vacating the flat the owner asked for signatures from Sheena and me I approached my father who told me that I need not worry he would manage everythingrdquo