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Mumbai, A special court here on Tuesday rejected a plea moved by the Central Bureau of Investigation (<keyword id="19896633" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cbi" source="keywords">CBI</keyword>) seeking a stay on the broadcast of a documentary series on <keyword id="20552870" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="indrani-mukerjea" source="keywords">Indrani Mukerjea</keyword>, a prime accused in the Sheena <keyword id="20659410" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bora" source="keywords">Bora</keyword> murder case. CBI special judge S P Naik-Nimbalkar said the court does not have the "inherent power" to stop the broadcast, and asked the probe agency to approach an appropriate forum if advised. The judge held that the prosecution had not brought to his notice any legal provision for such directions. The docu-series, titled 'The <keyword id="20112549" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="indrani" source="keywords">Indrani</keyword> Mukerjea Story: The Buried Truth', delves into the disappearance of 25-year-old Bora and is scheduled to premiere on streaming platform Netflix on February 23. In its application filed through public prosecutor C J Nandode, the CBI had asked the court "to issue direction to accused and others concerned for staying/stopping the featuring of the accused persons and the persons connected with the case in the documentary by Netflix and its broadcasting on any platform till the conclusion of the ongoing trial". Bora was allegedly strangled to death in a car by Indrani, her then driver Shyamvar <keyword id="19931853" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rai" source="keywords">Rai</keyword> and former husband Sanjeev Khanna in April 2012. Bora was Indrani's daughter from her previous relationship. Her body was burnt in a forest in the neighbouring Raigad district. The murder came to light in 2015, after Rai revealed about the killing following his arrest in another case. Indrani was arrested in August 2015, and granted bail in May 2022. The other accused in the case, Rai, Khanna and Peter Mukerjea, are also out on bail.

Court rejects CBI's plea to stop broadcast of docuseries on Indrani Mukerjea

<keyword id="43940" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="P-Chidambaram">P Chidambaram</keyword>, former Finance Minister in the UPA government was arrested by the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) in a money laundering case of 2007. Who was once the most influential ministers during the 10 year long rule of the UPA government is behind the bars now waiting to be probed in the INX Media case. Here are the details about the case against <keyword id="6362104" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="chidambaram">Chidambaram</keyword>. The grounds of Chidambaram’s recent arrest The case filed against Chidambaram that led to his arrest is related to the INX Media scam. This is a 2008 deal that threatens to put the ex-minister into a serious trouble along with his son Karti Chidambaram. Though Chidambaram has claimed that he has no connections with the companies that have received the alleged bribe money in return to issuing an undue foreign investment promotion clearance to INX Media, the High court has recently identified him as the kingpin of the said scam. The details of the case against Chidambaram The underline of the case against Chidambaram is the accusation that he has helped the founders of INX Media to prevaricate justice even after they had been found to violate the foreign investment laws of the country. In the year 2007, INX Media allegedly received foreign funding of Rs 305 crores whereas they had secured permission to raise only Rs 4.62 crores as shares. When the firm was questioned by the Financial Intelligence Unit in 2008, the founders of INX Media allegedly contracted the firm that Karti Chidambaram owned in order to sort out the issue. The CBI now claims that rather than ordering to investigate into the said case, Chidambaram misused his powers through the Foreign Investment Promotion Board that was under him to grant fresh approval for the foreign funds that were already received by INX Media. The probe agency alleges that in return to the favors that Chidambaram did to INX Media, the kickbacks were routed to him through the Shell Companies connected to Karti Chidambaram. In February 2018, Karti Chidambaram was arrested and kept in jail for 23 days for interrogation. In March 2018, <keyword id="1210108" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indrani-Mukerjea">Indrani Mukerjea</keyword>, the promoter of INX Media confirmed the CBI that a deal worth $1 million took place between them and Karti Chidambaram for making the FIPB grant the approval favoring the INX Media. She also turned as an approver in the said case on July 11, 2019. What is Chidambaram’s response to the allegations? In defending his innocence, Chidambaram has claimed that neither he nor any one in his family was accused of any kind of offence and that both the ED and CBI did not file a charge sheet or FIR against anyone of them. The sources close to him also said the companies that are involved in the INX media scam are not connected to Chidambaram or his son. They also claim that there had been no money trail that is found routing the alleged kickbacks to Chidambaram. What the Delhi High Court says? When reading out the judgment, Justice Sunil Gaur said, "Facts of the case prima facie reveal that petitioner (Chidambaram) is the kingpin, that is, the key conspirator in this case,"

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For Indians, who are always hungry for some bloody drama, the high profile murders make for a delectable watch. Hence, it was little surprising when the recent <keyword id="3021112" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sheena-Bora-murder-case">Sheena Bora murder case</keyword>, which is still developing, was called a ‘prime time murder’ for a reason. 
 
Crimes are what the audience trip on. We know that too well by now. It redeems the collective notion of Indians in karma theory they believe innately in. What goes around definitely comes around as well. And, when a rich man or woman commits a crime, they surreptitiously evoke the feelings of not-so-rich Indian middle class that watches the elite with a bit of suspicion and jealousy. 
 The case of Sheena Bora, the famed sister (allegedly daughter) of <keyword id="1210108" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Indrani-Mukerjea">Indrani Mukerjea</keyword>, who shot to fame years after her death, is a classic example of how India’s thirst is ravaging for sensational murders. 
 
After all, aren’t we the same country that fuels our imagination with prime time soap operas that are conniving, filled with crime, and also have a fair share of those who stand by and suffer silently till someone rescues them. Our concept of god, as the saviour is pretty much the same. 
 
Sheena’s story is still developing, in which a shocking dimension is getting added every day. The 24X7 coverage the news report is getting, doesn’t seem enough because the list of people involved is getting bigger by the day. The puzzle is so confusing that it is almost an unsolvable maze now. 
 
Some of the high profile cases that have shook India have had an interesting mix of elite and middle class with the latter feeling helpless. In case of Jessica Lal, the case was a clear one. 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=aarushi">Aarushi Talwar’s case</a> was also something that media rode on for a long time. There was sex, gore and double murders in the upscale house of affluent dentist couple. In the absence of everything else, the parents were finally declared the murderers and put behind bars. They continue to languish there, while trying to work up a weak battle once a while. But, the battle has now shifted from middle class to the system that implicates them. The system is so corroded that it has almost become unreachable and inaccessible for the end users. 
 
With Sheena, the case has gotten a lot murkier than all other. This is almost such a tragedy that even Greek tragedies that were written by greatest playwrights fall short of the dramatic equations this has created. 
 Never before did social media use a crime for comic relief. Today, when you open Facebook or Twitter, you only see the images of 24-year-old innocent Sheena, who was looking forward to a life with her technical stepbrother who was her lover, and a social climber in Indrani who seemed to have exploited her gender and looks to the last benefit, and a hapless <keyword id="6360333" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Peter-Mukerjea">Peter Mukerjea</keyword> who claimed he didn’t know Sheena was Indrani’s daughter. 
 
Wow! That was SOMETHING! Now, is this the same man who turned the fortune for Star Group in India? People, remember those days when Amitabh Bachchan resonated with his baritone voice on Kaun Banega Crorepati, a show that gave a fresh lease of life for both the actor and the channel! 
 
Star till then was pretty much a western channel that was yet to mature with Indian content. Peter changed the fortune with a bouquet of programmes. At a time when Star was at its best, it had top 44 shows on the list of a 100 most popular shows in India. This was the calibre of the man, who is now stuck in a marriage and a murder that does not seem to be easy to solve. 
 
Indrani is a challenge to India’s social conscience. A small town girl from Guwahati, who was called Pori in her childhood turned out to be the best social climber ever. There are hardly any journalists and media persons who have NOT tweeted or written about this crime after she was picked up by Mumbai police for interrogation two weeks ago. 
 
Since then, the crime has remained the same with dimensions getting wider and wider. Indrani not only managed to rope in her former husband from whom she had another daughter whom she publicly acknowledges, but mercilessly played a role in ending the life of her own daughter from an alleged live-in relationship that didn’t turn into a marriage. A son from the same relationship escaped the jaws of death because of his presence of mind. 
 
This is some crime that will rankle the ears of India for a long time to come. 
 
(Image: Indiatimes)

Sheena Bora murder case and other bloody trail of India’s high and mighty

If you’re one of those spending more than half your day on the internet logged into the numerous social networking sites while at the same time ensuring you’ve watched every video that Youtube has to offer, the name <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=John+Oliver">John Oliver</a> shouldn’t be too unfamiliar. Neither would the show <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=last+week+tonight">‘Last Week Tonight</a>.’ 
 An American late-night talk and news <keyword id="1462374" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Satire">satire</keyword> television progamme, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Watch-John-Oliver-make-fun-of-patent-trolls-on-Last-Week-Tonight/articleshow/46991299.cms">Last Week Tonight with John Oliver</a> burst into our lives a little over a year ago. Modeled slightly similar to Comedy Central’s <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Jon-Stewart-And-The-Daily-Show-Brilliantly-Point-Out-The-Absurdity-Of-The-Veterans-Affairs-Backlog/articleshow/21136562.cms">‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’</a> where Oliver himself was a correspondent, <keyword id="2285556" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="last-week-tonight">Last Week Tonight</keyword> quickly became popular due to <keyword id="1490518" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="John-Oliver">John Oliver</keyword>’s impeccable wit relentlessly pushing the boundaries of comedy and him not shying away from taking on massive topics. 
 
From wastage of food, FIFA to playfully taking down the National Security Agency and exposing the sham in Miss America Organisation’s claims that it makes $45 million available in scholarships to contestants every year, John Oliver is hardly afraid of making hot-button issues the subject of his half an hour show. 
 His show’s reputation of giving a riotous bend to daily news isn’t lost on <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="India">India</keyword>ns either. It’s safe to say his fan base in India is increasing at the rate of the number of twists in the Indrani Mukerjea-Sheena Bora case. 
 
Oliver has returned the love for the country too. His take on the madness of the general elections and the recent <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=porn+ban">porn ban</a>, featuring a cameo by our beloved Subramanian Swamy have been watched on repeat and lapped up veraciously by lovers of intelligent comedy. 
 
The show’s high esteem in the country can be attested by the recent Reddit thread which asked the question that all of us secretly asked in our heads, ‘Why don’t we have a show like Last Week Tonight in India?’ 
 
I get why we’re endorsing the thought of wanting our version of Last Week Tonight. To start with, Indian television news is a joke, we’re perennially deprived of good humourous content, and we’re a country where absurd policies and government laws gets passed faster than a court judgement, so undoubtedly we’re brimming with content for a satire show. 
 
However, this doesn’t erase the one tiny detail we desperately need to come to terms with- Indians aren’t worthy of their own version of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. 
 
 
 
I’ll tell you why. 
 
To start off with, we’re horrible at imitating or reproducing/stealing. The countless Pritam/Anu Malik compositions and endless Hollywood remakes being churned out as fodder for Indians to lap up in the name of Hindi cinema is enough proof. We’re capable of degrading something as splendid as Last Week Tonight into a mess of a show with no vision, script or humour. That’s an insult the show really doesn’t warrant. 
 
Suppose, we do replicate the show- the ‘burning question’ then, is who will be India’s answer to John Oliver? Shekhar Suman? Kapil Sharma? Karan Thapar? Let’s face it. We don’t have anyone who is worthy enough of taking on the responsibility of filling in John Oliver’s Shoes. And, no, the AIB guys do not count. 
 
Thirdly, even if we DO find someone to take the burden of replicating the best satire show in the history of TV, are we forgetting that we live in India? The very country where there are restrictions imposed on humour itself. One segment of mocking the ridiculous ideologies of our beloved politicians and the host would not only require Z+ security while his house and offices are vandalized but he would also face the wrath of never-ending threats and will have to leave the country if he ever wants to breathe again. 
 
Despite the fact that we’re hungry for good content which does not border on informing us that an accused has eaten a sandwich, we have to admit that Indians are a bunch of sensitive people who get offended faster than Miley Cyrus sheds clothes. We don’t know how to joke or to take a joke. All we know is ‘that hurt our sentiments’. What unfolded after the AIB Roast is evidence to this fact. It goes without saying that due to a horde of fringe outfits taking advantage of the secular nature of our country, offense is taken with regards to anything and everything and the existence of a sense of humour is long forgotten. 
 
We will never have a show as awe-inspiring as Last Week Tonight with John Oliver but what we will have is the mental image of seeing the insides of Archana Puran Singh’s mouth everytime she went on a laughing vacation in Comedy Circus. 
 
Image credit: Indiatimes

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