ED earlier had recorded Indrani Mukerjea's statement in the same case in Byculla jail
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday grilled Peter Mukerjea, a former director of INX Media, in connection with the money-laundering case registered in Delhi, involving an INX Media deal.
The interrogation took place after the special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Monday gave permission to record the statement in jail premises.
ED earlier had recorded Indrani Mukerjea's statement in the same case in Byculla jail. On Tuesday, during interrogation of Peter, it cross verified whether the replies matched with what she had said earlier.
Mukerjea and his wife Indrani are in prison for allegedly murdering Indrani's daughter Sheena Bora.
The ED officials said, they questioned Mukerjea for over six hours on Tuesday inside the jail and grilled him to ascertain the funds that have been allegedly routed to foreign accounts. "Our focus was on the money laundering case that is registered against the duo. We have questioned him for over six hours over the alleged deal between Karti and them for getting them clearance of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) as well as about funds that were routed back to India," ED claimed.
Karti had allegedly received Rs 3.5 crore from Mumbai-based INX Media, for allegedly helping it get a clearance from the FIPB in 2007 when it was run by the Mukerjeas.
Earlier, the central agency had alleged that the couple has siphoned off 90 million (Rs 773 crore) from INX Media, which they deposited in unidentified countries through hawala channels. The funds were then routed back to India and the United Kingdom through Mauritius-based foreign investors.
The agency has also alleged that the funds, purportedly held in the form of bonds in New Zeealand, are being managed by Peter's son Rabin.
On May 31, 2007, the FIPB gave its permission to the firm to receive foreign investments of around Rs 42.2 million as total investment inflow, including premium. INX Media, however, received foreign investment totaling Rs 3,053.6 million between August 22, 2007, and May 12, 2008. It received this excess foreign exchange of around Rs 3,004.4 million from three Mauritius-based foreign investors.
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