Cops tried to hide it but this is how news of Indrani Mukherjea's arrest broke!
It was around 7pm on the evening of August 25. I was busy discussing next day’s stories with my reporters when a call came on my cell phone. On the other end was an old source who was screaming at the top of his voice – “ Your ex boss Peter Mukherjea’s wife Indrani has been arrested by Khar police. She killed her sister Sheena Vora and disposed off her dead body in the forests of Raigadh. She has been remanded to police custody till August 31”. I was shocked to listen to these words and at the same time I understood that I was going to break a very big story. However, I wasn’t aware that this story will be full of so much drama and complexities. I never met Indrani, but in 2003 when I joined Star News as its Principal Correspondent, Peter Mukherjea was CEO of Star India. I never had any official interaction with him but whenever we came across each other in Mahalaxmi office of Star India, he used to ask me about Mumbai underworld and appreciate my crime show “Red Alert” which wa...