Shakereh Khaleeli (1947-1991) was an Indian philanthropist and real estate developer. On April 28, 1991, she was drugged and buried alive in a coffin by her second husband, Swami Shradhananda, also known as Murali Manohar Mishra. .
Wiki/Biography
Shakereh Khaleeli was born Shakereh Namazi (also spelled Shakereh Namazie) in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday, August 27, 1947 (aged 43 years; time of death). Her zodiac sign is Virgo. She goes to school in Singapore.
Thackeray Khalili’s student days
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
She was born into an Indo-Persian Muslim family and lived in Singapore until 1990.
Parents and siblings
Her father, Gulam Hussain Namazie, founded Singapore’s first cinema called the Capitol Theatre. Gulam Hussain Namazie is also an equestrian and owns a club called Turf Club. Her mother Gauhar Taj Begum Namazi (née Mirza) was the youngest daughter of Sir Mirza Ismail, a native of Mysore, Jaipur Dewan of Delhi and Hyderabad. Her mother is a philanthropist and is associated with many social welfare organizations in Singapore. Thackeray’s brother Mirza Karim Namazie is a television journalist.
Thackeray Khalili’s mother
husband and children
Akbar Mirza Khalili
At the age of 18, she married her cousin Akbar Mirza Khaleeli from Madras. Akbar was the son of her mother’s sister Shataj Khalili (née Mirza). Shackeray’s husband Akbar is an athlete and is considered the best tennis player in South India. In 1954, he joined the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Shakereh Khaleeli’s first husband and daughter Begum Esmath Khaleeli Clark
The couple gave birth to their first daughter, Zeebundeh Khaleeli, in 1965 in Madras. A year later, the couple gave birth to their second daughter Sabah (a model) in Delhi.
Thackeray Khalili’s daughter Sabah
Their third daughter, Rehane Yavar Dhala, was born in Paris in 1969, and their fourth daughter, Begum Esmath Khaleeli Clark, was born in Amman, Jordan, in 1972. In 1976, Akbar served as Chief of Protocol and Ambassador of India to Iran. While Akbar was in Iran, Shackeray joined her great-grandfather’s construction business in India. Later, Thackeray insisted her husband Akbar divorce her, but he refused to do so and she went to a mosque in Chennai to declare herself single. In 1984, Akbar agreed to divorce her.
Swami Sridhananda
In 1982, Shakereh and her first husband met a man named Murali Manohar Mishra (now Swami Shradhananda) in Bangalore. Sridhananda was born into a poor family. He is the son of a school teacher in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. He dropped out of school and ran away from home. He then learned tantrik vidya and worked with the royal family of Rampur. During the police investigation, he said Shakereh married him for a son. He said that he had promised her that with the power of Tantra, they could have a son. After divorcing Akbar, Thackeray decided to marry Shraddananda in April 1986. Her decision shocked her family as she was from a royal family and he came from a poor family. Gradually, Shratnanda became interested in her properties and financial affairs.
Shakereh Khaleeli and her second husband
other relatives
Her grandfather Sir Mirza Muhammad Ismail Amin Mulk was an Indian politician and policeman. He also served as the Diwan of Mysore, Jaipur and Hyderabad. Her great-grandfather, Agha Aly Asker, was a Persian horse trader. He was also the founder of the Persian Diaspora.
Thackeray Khalili’s grandfather
Profession
She started her career as a real estate developer. She looks after her great-grandfather’s property in Bangalore. She built some properties for her family and then redeveloped her ancestral property. She actively works with various charitable organizations.
death/murder
On April 28, 1991, Shakereh was murdered by her second husband, Swami Shradhananda. Apparently, Shradhananda drugged her and left her alive in a coffin-like box. In 1991, Thackeray’s daughter Saba tried to contact her mother but was unable to do so. When she asked his second husband Shraddananda about Thackeray, he avoided giving her any correct answer. After several failed attempts to contact Shakereh, Sabah decided to file a habeas corpus petition at the Ashok Nagar police station in Bengaluru in 1992. While police investigated Shradhananda over the matter, he managed to avoid nearly three problem years. He even pretended that his wife Shakereh was on vacation while he continued to live in his luxurious bungalow in Bangalore. After continuous investigations and entrapment operations, in May 1994, the Karnataka police discovered a skeleton buried underground in the yard of Thackeray’s home. The remains belong to Shakereh, who was killed by her second husband Shradhananda on April 28, 1991. Karnataka police said in an interview about the murder that she was drugged and then placed on a mattress. She was then buried alive in a coffin-like box in her yard. She was buried alive in a box. Giving details about Thackeray’s murder, a police officer said,
When Thackeray’s remains were recovered and the mattress removed, one of her hands was found clutching the mattress beneath her; this, along with other factors, supports the idea that she was alive when she was buried. “
Her mother identified the skeleton as Shakereh based on a piece of jewelry on the skull. After admitting his crime, Sridhananda was taken into judicial custody by the local police. The case is believed to be the first recorded on video in India. Moreover, this is the first case in India where DNA tests and video tapes were accepted as evidence. The case is considered one of India’s most heinous crimes.
Case hearing and judgment
In 1997, the case went to trial. On May 21, 2005, Shradhananda was sentenced to death by hanging. The judgment was delivered by Civil and Sessions Judge BS Totad. The order reads,
From the facts and circumstances of the case, it is clear that the said murder has created fear in the minds of families and communities for the peaceful life of the society. There are no mitigating circumstances or factors…Given the nature of the method by which the murder was committed for gain, this is a suitable case for the death penalty. “
However, the prison authorities were instructed by the judge to carry out the death sentence only after confirmation by the High Court. On September 12, 2005, High Court Justices SR Bannurmath and AC Kabbin confirmed Shradhananda’s death sentence. The order reads,
The defendant murdered his wife through a diabolical and elaborate plan. Therefore, his death sentence can be confirmed. Anything less than the severest penalty for any serious crime is considered an unwarranted and unwise measure of leniency. The court’s sentence of death to the defendant was reasonable. “
On February 18, 2006, Shradhananda filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) with the Karnataka government challenging the death sentence of the High Court. But his appeal was rejected, and the Supreme Court of India sentenced him to life imprisonment on July 22, 2018.
Thackeray Khalili’s second husband detained by police
Facts/Trivia
- Thackeray’s domestic help had said that in order to curry favor with Thackeray, Shraddananda often sat at her feet and even after their marriage, he called her “mom”. Every morning at 10 o’clock, he would bring her tea and newspapers to bed. In an interview, the domestic worker said that Shradhananda used to fight with her. Problems began to arise between the couple in 1991 when Shakereh began seeing her daughters. According to reports, she even wrote to the bank requesting that Shradhananda’s name be removed from the joint locker. This made Shradnanda uneasy as he thought he would not get anything from her property.
- In 1991, Shradhananda established a company called Shakereh Shradhananda (SS) Finance Ltd, in which Shakereh was an active partner.
- Thackeray’s daughter Saba once shared that she bought a yellow sari for her mother without knowing the fact that her mother was murdered. Shaba said,
I bought this sari for my mother, not realizing that she had died by then. A few months later, when I visited the house again, one of the saris (yellow chiffon) was hanging in her wardrobe, looking a little dirty, and my cards were also on display. Swamiji said that he gave the package to my mother, who was in London, but brought the card back because he liked the sentiment in it so much. She had used one of the two saris and sent it back and was wearing the other one. Many of my mother’s fine silk saris seemed to be missing. A few months ago, at a wedding hosted by Swamiji in Mumbai, I saw a woman wearing a sari that looked like my mother’s. At that point, I had started traveling to places I heard he would go to just to try and learn more. “
- In 2023, Dancing on the Grave, a four-part documentary based on the Shakereh murders, was released on Amazon Prime Video.
dancing on the grave
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Source: HIS Education