Maria, who was actively involved in the interrogation of both Peter and Indrani said that the family had relations with Bharti (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: BCCL

Key Highlights Rakesh Maria, the former police commissioner of Mumbai has written a book titled 'Let Me Say It Now' In his book, Maria has claimed that a senior cop investigating the Sheena Bora case knew about her disappearance before the body was recovered Maria has also mentioned that he was transferred one day after he learned about senior cop and colleague Deven Bharti's relations with Peter Mukerjea

Mumbai: Former Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria has made several shocking revelations in his book- 'Let Me Say It Now'. In his tell-all book, Maria has broken his silence over events and developments that he had stayed mum about during his tenure. From the 26/11 Mumbai blasts that shook the country to the scandalous Sheena Bora murder case, Maria has mentioned several cases in his book.

The Sheena Bora case first came to light in 2015, with the arrest of Indrani Mukerjea. During this time, Maria was constantly interrogating the two accused- Indrani and Peter Mukerjea. Soon after, Maria was promoted to the post of director-general of home guards.

Top cops involvement and negligence

In his book, Maria has mentioned that Peter Mukerjea had informed Deven Bharti, the joint commissioner of police (law and order) about Sheena's disappearance before her body was recovered. Maria has also said that Bharti had close ties with the Mukerjeas.

Maria, who was actively involved in the interrogation of both Peter and Indrani said that the family had relations with Bharti. In his book, the top cop has said that when he was asking Peter why he did not promptly inform the police about Sheena's disappearance, the murder accused said, "Sir, I had told Deven!"

Maria said that Deven Bharti stared at him with a poker-face when he looked at him, perplexed about the claim made by Peter Mukerjea, India Today reported.

Abrupt transfer and political influence

On the next day, Maria received a text message from KP Bakshi, the then additional chief secretary (home), intimating him about his transfer. Maria said that foul play led to his transfer as it took place days before Ganesh Chaturvedi, which is a crucial event for the police from a security point of view.

Maria states that he was replaced by Ahmed Javed as the police commissioner of Mumbai. Records reveal that Indrani and Peter had been invited to an Eid party hosted by Javed, raising concerns on their connection with the top cop.

While talking to the media, Devendra Fadnavis, former CM of Maharashtra had said that he was briefed that Peter was involved in Sheena Bora's murder. Maria has claimed that he did not share the same information with Fadnavis. Maria said that during his conversation with Fadnavis, he had clearly mentioned that Peter was not in India and his role in the case was being interrogated.