June 27, 2011: Sixteen days after crime reporter Jyotirmoy Dey was shot dead here, Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch today claimed to have cracked the murder case with the detention of five persons.
“We have cracked the case. At least five persons have been detained from the state as well as from outside the state,” a senior Crime Branch official said.
J Dey (56), working with the city-based English tabloid Mid Day, was shot dead by four motorcycle-borne assailants in suburban Powai on June 11.
Dey was shot at from close range, reportedly by professionals, and a total of 5 bullets entered his body. The murder of the veteran scribe had sent shockwaves and the Mumbai police were probing the case from all angles.
The police had also examined Dey’s laptop and a hard disk besides some important documents to get a lead in the sensational murder.
Various journalists’ associations have been demanding a CBI probe, but it was ruled out by the Maharashtra government
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