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India was all geared as much as launch the documentary collection The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth on February 23, however the docuseries is not going to see the sunshine of the day earlier than one other week goes by, following a recent order from India’s Bombay High Court.

A courtroom case filed by the nation’s investigative company Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in search of a keep on the discharge. During the listening to, the bench urged that the documentary have to be screened for the CBI earlier than it may be permitted to have a digital launch. Netflix has agreed to the suggestion and the discharge has been delayed until February 29. The streaming platform additionally assured {that a} particular screening can be organized for CBI officers, and the bench, earlier than February 29.

What is the docuseries about?

Produced by US-based MakeMake and the India Today Group, the documentary has been co-directed by Uraaz Bahl and Shaana Levy. It is a four-part docuseries that explores the advanced points of the Sheena Bora homicide case that drew nationwide media consideration in 2015.

Former Indian media baron Peter Mukerjea and his spouse Indrani Mukerjea are the principle accused in Bora’s homicide case. The sufferer was Indrani Mukerjea’s daughter from her first husband and was by no means seen after April 2012.

As per a press be aware from Netflix, the docuseries presents “each side of the narrative” – the “dysfunctional dynamics of an elite Indian household in addition to the secrets and techniques that unraveled and destroyed lives.” Prime accused within the case, the sufferer’s mom Indrani Mukerjea, alongside together with her son Mikhail Bora, daughter Vidhie Mukerjea, and different members of the family and legal professionals, characteristic within the docuseries, the be aware says.

Why is there a courtroom case?

The Sheena Bora homicide case is an ongoing investigation that’s but to be accomplished. Several witnesses within the case are but to depose earlier than the courtroom. During the listening to of its plea in search of a keep on the documentary’s launch, the CBI stated because the collection showcases Mukerjea’s viewpoint, and the trial remains to be underway, it could possibly affect the witnesses in addition to the investigation.

The prime accused folks within the case are influential folks within the Indian society. Most media studies in 2015 painted Mukerjea as a heartless lady keen to sacrifice her feelings for the sake of energy and cash. The notion provides to speculations that even when she is the responsible one, she could handle to create a sympathy wave in her favor, if given the possibility. Indian investigative journalist Manish Pachouly in his e book The Sheena Bora Case (2017), wrote, “Leaving aside the brutality and the meticulous planning that marks this killing, Indrani also managed to keep it under wraps for three long years, making everyone believe that the young and beautiful Sheena had shifted to the US and did not want to be in touch with anyone. Indrani’s dislike for Sheena and her younger brother Mikhail was probably because she treated their birth as no less than a misadventure.”

The CBI

In its case in search of a keep on the discharge of The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth docuseries, the CBI expressed fears that its streaming could impression the continuing trial. According to the authorized information web site LiveLaw, the CBI handed over a protracted listing of witnesses and three out of the overall 5 witnesses that includes within the docuseries have been examined by the CBI. The two different witnesses are but to be examined.

Insisting that the reality is but to be utterly revealed, the company reminded the courtroom that solely 89 witnesses have deposed until date and the remaining should accomplish that within the courtroom, not in a publicly launched documentary. The CBI is in search of a keep on the discharge of the docuseries until the time when the trial involves a conclusion.

Indrani Mukerjea

Interestingly, the documentary Indrani Mukerjea shouldn’t be the primary time that Mukerjea and her facet of the story will get to the general public. She even wrote a e book that was revealed and launched by Harpers Collins India in July 2023. Titled Unbroken The Untold Story Indrani Mukerjea, the e book is her account of the investigation until the time she was launched on bail in May 2022. Recalling the time she was informed she had been charged with homicide, Mukerjea wrote, “I was shocked. I was someone who had never been given a parking ticket in my life. And here I was, being accused and framed for a heinous crime.” The e book continues to be accessible in bookstores, in addition to digital shops similar to Kindle.

Netflix India

When approached, Netflix India refused any official touch upon the delay, however sources claimed that the docuseries doesn’t comprise any info or claims that isn’t already in public area.