Woman scribe held in J Dey murder case

Saturday, November 26, 2011: The Mumbai police on Friday arrested a woman journalist in connection with the murder of MiD-Day reporter J. Dey.
Jigna Jitendra Vora (37), Deputy Bureau Chief of The Asian Age, was held on charges of criminal conspiracy and murder. The police also slapped charges under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) on her. The special MCOCA court remanded her in police custody till December 1. This is the 11th arrest in the case.
“Arrest is not the indication of her guilt. We have to do custodial interrogation on the basis of prima facie evidence. The remand is to facilitate investigation,” Mumbai Commissioner of Police Arup Patnaik told.