Monica - main accused in Grover murder
Maria had acted in Kannada films like Jhoot, OK saar OK and Ekadhantha has so far been considered as a co-accused in the case and police had made her fiance and naval officer Jerome Mathew as the prime accused in the case. Earlier in an in-camera confession, Maria claimed it was Mathew who killed Grover and that she helped destroy evidence.
Grover, was allegedly stabbed and his body chopped into pieces at Maria's Mumbai residence last month. Maria and Mathew then allegedly disposed the body by burning it. Earlier, police had alleged that Matthew killed Neeraj in a fit of rage, when he found him in Maria's house.
Maria and Mathew then allegedly cut up the body with a bread knife, and burnt it. They were later arrested by Mumbai's crime branch.