Jyotirmoy Dey murder case verdict LIVE UPDATES: The 56-year-old senior journalist was shot dead by motorcycle-borne shooters in Powai on June 11, 2011 (File Photo)
A special CBI court in Mumbai is likely to deliver on Wednesday its verdict in the murder case of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. The 56-year-old journalist with Mid-Day was shot dead by motorcycle-borne shooters in Powai on June 11, 2011. The court will decide whether the murder was committed at the behest of gangster Rajendra Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan.
Eleven accused in the case, including Rajan and former journalist Jigna Vora, were booked for murder and criminal conspiracy, among other charges. They were booked under relevant sections of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
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The judgment is likely to be pronounced before 11 am by Special Judge Sameed S Adkar. The case, which was initially probed by the Mumbai Police, was later transferred to the CBI.
If convicted, Rajan faces the death penalty or a minimum of life imprisonment. Lodged in Tihar jail in Delhi, there are at least 70 other cases pending against Rajan. He is a convict in a fake passport case in 2017 and currently serving seven-year jail term.
Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, also known as Chotta Rajan, has at least 70 cases registered against him. (AP Photo/File)
Highlights
J Dey was a 56-year-old senior journist working with Mid-Day when he was shot dead on June 11, 2011, on his way to his residence in Powai in Mumbai. Four men on two bikes had chased Dey and killed him, allegedly at the behest of gangster Chhota Rajan. The CBI had claimed that Dey was murdered over his proposed books and “defamatory” articles which the gangster felt showed him in poor light.
Seven years after senior journalist J Dey was killed in Powai, a special CBI court in Mumbai is likely to pronounce its judgment in the case. Will the court find that the murder was committed at the behest of gangster Chhota Raja? Follow our LIVE blog for latest news and updates.