New Delhi: As Mumbai police rounded up seven suspects allegedly belonging to the Chhota Rajan gang who shot dead veteran crime journalist Jyotirmoy Dey on June 11, the details of how they plotted and carried out the operation was released to the media on Monday.
Mumbai crime branch arrested the seven suspects accused of gunning down the tabloid reporter from various parts of Karnataka and Maharashtra.
Himanshu Roy, Joint CP Crime, and Arup Patnaik, Commissioner, Mumbai Police told the media how the accused planned the murder and how the police cracked the case sifting through evidence and chasing a trail that led to India's temple towns.
How the killers plotted and carried out the operation...
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04:48 PM, Jun 27, 2011
Mumbai: Police will soon record the statement of an arrested businessman, who had met senior crime reporter Jyotirmoy Dey a few days before his murder. Nihal P Tanna was arrested in Mumbai on Thursday during a 'nakabandi' for cheating and also under the Arms Act. He was carrying a loaded 0.32 bore revolver and travelling in a white Swift car, which had a sign indicating that it was a police...
09:14 PM, Jun 23, 2011
Mumbai: Police on Monday claimed "substantial progress" in investigation into the murder of veteran journalist Jyotirmoy Dey as they get ready to file a status report in the Bombay High Court Tuesday. "We have made substantial progress and inched closer to cracking the case," Additional Police Commissioner (Crime) Deven Bharti told reporters. "We have also reviewed the probe done so far and will brief the Advocate General who will apprise...
08:09 PM, Jun 20, 2011
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I did not know Jyotirmoy Dey. In fact, I didn't recollect any of his stories until I re-read them in the papers a few days ...
11:07 AM, Jun 16, 2011
Mumbai: Three persons who were detained in connection with the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey here, have been let off, police said on Thursday. Three suspects, Anwar, Mateen Iqbal Hatela and Shaikh believed to be associated with gangster Chhota Shakeel were picked for questioning on Wednesday to ascertain their possible role in Dey's killing. However, they were let off late last night and will be called for questioning if...
10:25 AM, Jun 16, 2011
Mumbai: The police on Monday finally released a sketch of the person who could have been involved in the killing of Mumbai journalist, Jyotirmoy Dey. The assailant, according to the sketch, looks like man in his 20's. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan told a 15 member delegation of the press that leads were pointing to the oil mafia. Senior journalist Gurbir Singh said, "The CM has specifically said we understand that...
11:28 PM, Jun 13, 2011
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10:57 PM, Jun 13, 2011
Mid Day editor Sachin Kalbag condemned the attack on J Dey and said he was not aware of any threat being made to him. ...
05:58 PM, Jun 11, 2011
