A day after his abrupt transfer, a senior police officer, who could be questioned in connection with the murder of veteran journalist J Dey, said that he was being falsely implicated in the case and the allegations against him were absurd.
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The police on Monday released a sketch of one of the four killers of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey on the basis of description given by eyewitnesses to the shootout incident.
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A fortnight after senior crime journalist Jyotirmoy Dey was shot dead, Mumbai police on Monday cracked the case claiming that underworld don Chhota Rajan was behind the murder, even as they remained tight-lipped about the motive.
The Maharashtra government has appointed a special public prosecutor to fight its case against the eleven accused in the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey.
The Mumbai police on Tuesday filed a supplementary charge-sheet against scribe Jigna Vora and another accused Deepak Sisodia in the J Dey murder case, a day after the journalist's first death anniversary.
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A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court in Mumbai on Monday framed charges against 10 accused, including arrested scribe Jigna Vora, in the journalist J Dey murder case of 2011.
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A close associate of fugitive underworld don Chhota Rajan was on Monday arrested in Mumbai for his alleged involvement in the killing of senior journalist J Dey, police said.
Assistant Commissioner of police Anil Mahabole, who could be questioned in connection with the murder of veteran journalist J Dey, was transferred on Monday.
A special court will start the trial of the journalist J Dey murder case on a daily basis from December 17.
Vora and Paulson Joseph were acquitted due to lack of evidence.
The Bombay high court on Wednesday granted bail to Paulson Joseph, an alleged member of the Chhota Rajan gang and accused in the murder of journalist Jyotirmoy Dey.
Three days after journalist Jigna Vora got bail in the case related to murder of fellow scribe Jyotirmoy Dey, she is yet to come out of prison, as formalities were not complete by Monday evening.
Journalists in the city on Monday staged a sit-in at the Mantralay (secretariat) premises, protesting the rejection of demand for a Central Bureau of Investigtion probe into the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey.
Journalists in Mumbai on Monday took out a procession to condemn the brutal killing of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey and demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the incident.
The Mumbai police probing the killing of veteran reporter J Dey on Saturday searched the residence of journalist Jigna Vora who was arrested in the case on Friday and seized her laptop.
The International Federation of Journalists, a group representing 600,000 journalists in 131 countries, called on the Mumbai police to reveal full details of the grounds on which senior journalist Jigna Vora was arrested on charges of conspiracy, murder and involvement in organised crime in the J Dey murder case.
Condoling the death of veteran investigative reporter J Dey in Mumbai, the Editors Guild of India on Saturday urged the Maharashtra government to take immediate steps to ensure that the killers are brought to justice."The Editors Guild deplores the law enforcement agencies' inability to protect the life of a journalist engaged in carrying out his professional duties at great risk to himself," Guild president T N Ninan and Secretary Coomi Kapoor said in a statement.
Journalists associations in Mumbai began their relay hunger strike on Wednesday to press for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. On Monday, mediapersons had taken out a protest march to demand the immediate arrest of the killers.
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on Thursday presented a reward of Rs 10 lakh to the 55-member team of Mumbai police who cracked the journalist Jyotirmoy Dey murder case, arresting seven persons.
Legendary singer Manna Dey who was suffering from a lung infection passed away in Bengaluru on Thursday morning at 3:33 am. He was 94. He was being treated from respiratory and renal problems.
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Deported gangster Chhota Rajan was on Thursday produced before a special MCOCA court in Mumbai via video conference from Tihar Jail in connection with journalist J Dey's murder of 2011.
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The special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court on Thursday rejected the bail application of Paulson Joseph, an alleged Chota Rajan aide, arrested in connection with the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey.
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Police will on Thursday cite "new developments" in the murder case of crime reporter J Dey while seeking the extension of custody of woman journalist Jigna Vora, who was arrested last week.
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A man with suspected links to the Chhota Rajan gang was on Tuesday arrested for allegedly providing weapon for the killing of senior crime journalist Jyotirmoy Dey, the ninth arrest in the case.
"We have invoked MCOCA against all the accused in the case," said Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Himanshu Roy. According to police, MCOCA provisions can be applied if at least two members of an organised crime gang have at least two charge-sheets registered against them
The Bombay high court on Thursday intervened in the murder case of journalist Jyotirmoy Dey, directing the Maharashtra government and police to file a status report on the probe which has not yielded any breakthrough yet. The court order comes five days after the sensational killing of the 56-year-old investigative journalist in suburban Powai. Three persons believed to be associated with gangster Chhota Shakeel were let off after they were detained for questioning.
Condemning the killing of a senior journalist in Mumbai, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday said that police will conduct an in-depth inquiry into the incident to nab the culprits and ensure that they get stringent punishment. "Media plays an important role in democracy and efforts to terrorise the media will be foiled," Chavan said after senior investigative journalist Jyoti Dey was shot dead by motorcycle-borne killers in broad daylight in Mumbai.
A man who was suspected to have procured the weapon used to kill Mumbai-based journalist J Dey on Saturday surrendered in a court in Pithoragarh in connection with another case and was sent to judicial custody.
The Bombay high court on Monday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the murder of veteran crime reporter Jyotirmoy Dey. The petitions seeking CBI probe had been filed in public interest by advocate V P Patil, the Mumbai Press Club, Marathi Patrakar Parishad and former scribes S Balakrishna and Ketan Tirodkar. Opposing the petitions, Advocate General Ravi Kadam argued that the police had already arrested 8 people.
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