Mumbai Police lack information about those who had ordered the killing of journalist J Dey.
And there’s a pertinent question! While working on the Dongri shootout story, did Dey find out something that was supposed to be kept under wraps? The court has issued summons to some 10 witnesses who will start deposing in the case as prosecution witnesses.
The recording of evidence will start later this month. The court had framed charges against 11 accused including the journalist Jigna Vora on June 8. The charges (against various accused) include being a part of the gang run by fugitive gangster Chhota Rajan and hatching a conspiracy to kill Dey who was shot dead in suburban Powai on June 11, 2011.
Vora is accused of passing on key information such as the number plate of Dey’s motorcycle and his address to Rajan. The police arrested her in November 2011 and she was granted bail on July 2012.
Police had in December 2011 filed the charge sheet against Satish Kaliya, Abhijeet Shinde, Arun Dake, Sachin Gaikwad, Anil Waghmode, Nilesh Shendge, Mangesh Agawane, Paulson Joseph and Deepak Sisodia all in jail.
According to police, Rajan, who was upset with Dey over two articles written by him which purportedly portrayed the fugitive don in bad light, ordered the journalist’s killing. The charge sheet claims that Vora had instigated Rajan to kill him, owing to her own professional rivalry with Dey.
The Mumbai Police said they have solved the J Dey murder case by arresting seven people. But the police don’t have information about those who had ordered the killing and provided the arms under their grasp.