SC notice to CBI on Indrani's plea for nod to visit UK, Spain

Indrani Mukerjea, accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, sought Supreme Court permission to travel to Britain and Spain. She aims to reactivate her bank account, change her will post-divorce, handle property matters, and address pending taxes and bills. The Supreme Court issued a notice to the CBI seeking a response.

Indrani Mukerjea NEW DELHI: SC on Monday agreed to hear a plea of Indrani Mukerjea , an accused in her daughter Sheena Bora's murder case, seeking its permission to travel abroad and issued notice to CBI . A bench of justices M M Sundresh and Aravind Kumar sought response from the agency on Mukerjea's plea to allow her to visit Britain and Spain to activate her bank account there and also to change her will after divorce. Mukerjea, a British citizen, alleged that her bank account in Spain had been deactivated and her biometric was needed to get it activated.

She approached SC through her advocate Sana Raees Khan after Bombay HC quashed the trial court order allowing her to go abroad. She said she needed to get a new Euro Bank account to enable her to pay all her pending taxes and bills in Spain and she was also required to change her will and power of attorney after her divorce. Giving details of work she needed to undertake during her visit, she said she needed 10 days for repairs and maintenance of immovable property and appointing a real estate agent for renting premises for personal income.

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