Indrani's former husband Sanjeev Khanna confesses to role in Sheena's murder: Rakesh Maria

MUMBAI: The Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria on Friday night claimed that Indrani's former husband Sanjeev Khanna had confessed his role in the murder of her daughter Sheena. Maria, emerging out of a three-hour interrogation of the three suspects, Indrani, her driver Shyam Rai and Khanna, told the media that Khanna admitted to his role in the murder. "We just interrogated the third accussed and he has confessed to his complicity in the crime, further investigations are on," Maria said.

He also said that the skeletal remains from Raigad where Sheena's body was dumped would be sent by the police for DNA tests on Saturday to confirm whether they indeed belonged to Sheena. The Mumbai Police Commissioner also said that the police are working on the leads given by Indrani's son Mikhail who flew from Guwahati to Mumbai to give his statement.

Friday was a day of hectic developments as the JJ Hospital finally managed to recover the items sent by the Raigad police to them in 2012 after they recovered parts of Sheena's decomposed body.

The Raigad police officials had been claiming all this while that they had sent samples for testing at the Kalina Forensic lab but it turned out to be with the JJ Hospital. JJ Hospital Dean Dr TP Lahane said they had managed to find samples of Sheena's tooth, hair, scalp and bone that were handed over to them by the Raigad police.

The hospital has now given the samples to the Mumbai police. Meanwhile, the Mumbai police went to Raigad and dug up the area where Sheena's body was buried. Three to four spots were dug after which a skull and some bones have been recovered.

Mumbai police sources claimed that Khanna was also taken to the Raigad forests. However, there was no confirmation from top police officials.