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Sheena murder: Ex-lover Rahul Mukherjea quizzed

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Mumbai: In the unfolding saga of the Sheena Bora murder, Mumbai police summoned Rahul Mukherjea, ex-lover of the victim and son of former media tycoon Peter Mukherjea, for a second round of questioning here on Thursday morning.

Late on Wednesday, a team of police investigators probing the sensational high-profile murder had questioned him for over an hour at the Khar police station.

Among other things, he was questioned about his more than five-year long relationship with victim Sheena Bora, his step-mother Indrani Mukherjea, 45, and other related aspects.

On Wednesday, Peter Mukherjea, the former CEO of INX Media created a sensation when he revealed that Sheena had an affair with his son Rahul, which Indrani did not approve.

Moreover, Mukherjea also made a startling claim that until recently he believed Sheena was Indrani’s step-sister and not daughter, as it was revealed on Wednesday.

His version was corroborated by Mikhail Bora, who said that this fact could be proved by a DNA test and also declared that he knew a lot more about the case.

“The real reason behind the murder is something else, which I don’t want to reveal now. I want her (Indrani) to speak the truth. If she does not, then I have got proofs, documents and photographs which I shall reveal to the media later,” Mikhail Bora told mediapersons, dropping dark hints of more revelations in the near future.

Shortly after the new twists in the case, the Mumbai police visited Peter Mukherjea and questioned him on various aspects.

So far, the Mumbai Police have arrested three people in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case of April 24, 2012.

They are Sheena’s mother Indrani Mukherjea, Indrani’s former husband Sanjeev Khanna from Kolkata whom she married in 1993, and her driver Shyam Rai from Mumbai, with the possibility of more arrests not ruled out in the next few days.

According to Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria, who is personally directing the investigation, Sheena was killed on April 24, 2012 and her body was found by the Raigad police on May 23 2012.

Driver Rai led the police to the murder site in Raigad, adjacent to Mumbai.

Khanna is expected to be brought to Mumbai either on Thursday or Friday from Kolkata and a police team may summon Mikhail Bora for his version.

On Tuesday, Mumbai Police blew the lid off the case by arresting Indrani and her driver Rai on charges of killing Sheena in 2012 and disposing off her body in Raigad.

She was produced before a court which sent her to police custody till August 31.

“I am mentally very shocked by this… Sheena was having an affair with my son… When she disappeared in 2012, I was told that she was studying in the US. I asked Indrani and she showed me pictures of Sheena at a Diwali function there,” Mukherjea said a day later.

Assuring his full coopeation to the police Peter Mukherjea admitted that he was completely stumped by his wife’s arrest and added: “I am dumbstruck by this level of criminality…”

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Meghalaya Reserves Legalized Gambling and Sports Betting for Tourists

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The State Scores Extra High on Gaming-Friendly Industry Index

Meghalaya scored 92.85 out of 100 possible points in a Gaming Industry Index and proved to be India’s most gaming-friendly state following its recent profound legislation changes over the field allowing land-based and online gaming, including games of chance, under a licensing regime.

The index by the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) uses a scale of 0 to 100 to measure the level of legalisation on gambling and betting achieved by a state based on the scores over a set of seven different games – lottery, horse racing, betting on sports, poker, rummy, casino and fantasy sports

Starting from February last year, Meghalaya became the third state in India’s northeast to legalise gambling and betting after Sikkim and Nagaland. After consultations with the UKIBC, the state proceeded with the adoption of the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021 and the nullification of the Meghalaya Prevention of Gambling Act, 1970. Subsequently in December, the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021 were notified and came into force.

All for the Tourists

The move to legalise and license various forms of offline and online betting and gambling in Meghalaya is aimed at boosting tourism and creating jobs, and altogether raising taxation revenues for the northeastern state. At the same time, the opportunities to bet and gamble legally will be reserved only for tourists and visitors.

“We came out with a Gaming Act and subsequently framed the Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021. The government will accordingly issue licenses to operate games of skill and chance, both online and offline,” said James P. K. Sangma, Meghalaya State Law and Taxation Minister speaking in the capital city of Shillong. “But the legalized gambling and gaming will only be for tourists and not residents of Meghalaya,” he continued.

To be allowed to play, tourists and people visiting the state for work or business purposes will have to prove their non-resident status by presenting appropriate documents, in a process similar to a bank KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure.

Meghalaya Reaches Out to a Vast Market

With 140 millions of people in India estimated to bet regularly on sports, and a total of 370 million desi bettors around prominent sporting events, as per data from one of the latest reports by Esse N Videri, Meghalaya is set to reach out and take a piece of a vast market.

Estimates on the financial value of India’s sports betting market, combined across all types of offline channels and online sports and cricket predictions and betting platforms, speak about amounts between $130 and $150 billion (roughly between ₹9.7 and ₹11.5 lakh crore).

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi are shown to deliver the highest number of bettors and Meghalaya can count on substantial tourists flow from their betting circles. The sports betting communities of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are also not to be underestimated.

Among the sports, cricket is most popular, registering 68 percent of the total bet count analyzed by Esse N Videri. Football takes second position with 11 percent of the bets, followed by betting on FIFA at 7 percent and on eCricket at 5 percent. The last position in the Top 5 of popular sports for betting in India is taken by tennis with 3 percent of the bet count.

Local Citizens will Still have Their Teer Betting

Meghalaya residents will still be permitted to participate in teer betting over arrow-shooting results. Teer is a traditional method of gambling, somewhat similar to a lottery draw, and held under the rules of the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting and the Sale of Teer Tickets Act, 2018.

Teer includes bettors wagering on the number of arrows that reach the target which is placed about 50 meters away from a team of 20 archers positioned in a semicircle.

The archers shoot volleys of arrows at the target for ten minutes, and players place their bets choosing a number between 0 and 99 trying to guess the last two digits of the number of arrows that successfully pierce the target.

If, for example, the number of hits is 256, anyone who has bet on 56 wins an amount eight times bigger than their wager.

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