A day after he was shunted out as Mumbai Police Commissioner, senior IPS officer Rakesh Maria has received an official communication from the Maharashtra government asking him to supervise investigation into the sensational Sheena Bora murder case.

After Maria was shifted from the key post on promotion as Director General (Home Guards), the BJP-led government had clarified he would continue to supervise the probe in the Sheena Bora case, as the timing of the decision raised questions.