Mid Dey

• Mumbai 26/11 cop quits police force

  Ace Mumbai police officer Ramesh Mahale, who has investigated some of the most high- profile cases including the 26/11 terror attacks, the recent Azad Maidan riots and the murder of MiD DAY's Investigations Editor J Dey, has resigned from the force.

• Remembering J Dey: 'They got you in the heart, where I lived'

  "They got you in the heart, where I lived." That was the first thought of Shubha Sharma, wife of MiD DAY's investigations editor J Dey, when she first heard the news that her husband had been shot dead. On his first death anniversary, she recalls her life with her 'superhero' and reveals why the killers could never really reach his heart.

• How Chhota Rajan's words incriminated Jigna Vora

  After the Mumbai Crime Branch filed a supplementary chargesheet against Jigna Vora in the J Dey murder case on February 21, MiD DAY has acquired a copy of a crucial transcript of a conversation between underworld don Chhota Rajan and a relative of one of the accused. In the exchange, the don is heard mentioning that Vora would call him up frequentl...

• Jigna Vora called Chhota Rajan 36 times before Dey murder

  The Mumbai Crime Branch on Tuesday chargesheeted scribe Jigna Vora, arrested on November 25 last year, for her role in the criminal conspiracy to murder MiD DAY Investigations Editor J Dey.

• J Dey murder case: Seventh cellphone recovered from Jigna Vora

  The Mumbai Crime Branch has recovered one more mobile phone from Jigna Vora, one of the 11 accused in the murder of MiD DAY editor (Investigations) J Dey. This is the seventh cellphone that belonged to Vora. Further investigations also reveal that Vora used Joseph Paulson as a mediator to talk to notorious don Chhota Rajan.

• Chembur no longer haven for bookies

  Just a month after Vinod Asrani alias Vinod Chembur was arrested in connection with MiD DAY journalist J Dey's murder, cops have launched a drive to nab bookies in the area.

• J Dey murder: Police arrest another suspect

  The Mumbai Crime Branch today arrested Vinod Chembur in connection with the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. The police suspect Vinod Chembur was the person who identified J Dey to the shooters.Vinod Chembur, who is apparently also a bookie, has been remanded to police custody till 7th July. The Mumbai Crime Branch claims Vinod Chembur is...

• Blood money for J Dey's murder paid in Chandni Chowk

  The ongoing police investigation into the murder case of journalist J Dey on Wednesday revealed that part of the plot to kill him might have been hatched in the Capital.A source said the money paid to shooter Satish Kalia and his men to kill Dey was handed over in Delhi's Chandni Chowk area. Also, the fire arms used to shoot Dey was procured in Hal...

• J Dey murder: Cops chase Rajan aides for clues

  Following the revelation that it was Chhota Rajan behind MiD DAY journalist J Dey's killing, the Mumbai police are on the lookout for every man thought to be a Rajan aide so they may question them about the underworld don's motive.The manhunt comes as cops aim to extract every minute detail about Rajan from every source, in the hope that they may b...

• Cops question another suspect in J Dey case

  Investigating the J Dey murder case, the Mumbai police on Wednesday questioned a man called Nihal Tanna who had reportedly met the crime journalists a few days before the murder. Tanna was arrested 3 days ago in connection with an unrelated cheating and forgery case.The police are not regarding this as a breakthrough but have termed it a crucial le...

• RR Patil's remark on Dey murder causes discomfort

  A week after the killing of journalist J Dey, Maharashtra home minister R R Patil today admitted that the police was still clueless about the perpetrators.Mr Patil said that the attackers smart enough not to have left any clue for the police to track them down. "There are some criminals who are very smart. They are not leaving any clues. That is wh...

• Dey murder: Three bullets 'lost' from crime scene

  Investigations over J Dey's murder received another heavy blow yesterday, when scientists from the state Forensic Science Lab (FSL) at Kalina admitted that three of the bullets fired at Dey were never recovered from the scene of crime. This 'loss' may have huge repercussions on the investigation and court proceedings of the case. If retrieved on ti...

• 120 hours for forensic team to start vital probe

  Due to a shocking display of laxity by investigative experts in the city, the sleuthing procedure for MiD DAY crime reporter J Dey's murder case has been set back by an inordinate duration. By the time the forensic scientists at the state Forensic Science Lab (FSL) in Kalina begin their scientific examination, the clock will have timed 120 hours si...

• Mumbai's khaki-underworld nexus

  Mumbai Police, considered one of the best crime-fighting forces in the world, has had one allegation come up against it every once in a while-- that of a nexus with the underworld. The latest man in khaki to come under the scanner is Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Anil Mahabole, who will be questioned in the murder of senior Mid Day journal...

• Transferred cop Mahabole on J Dey's murder

  Assistant Commissioner of Police Anil Mahabole has said that he is no way connected to the murder  of investigative reporter J Dey. The journalist was shot on Saturday evening while he was riding his two-wheeler down a crowded Mumbai street. The police says that Mr Dey was most likely killed as a result of  "professional enmity." Mr Mahab...