J Dey murder case: Woman scribe Jigna Vora arrested in Mumbai

MUMBAI: A woman reporter with an English newspaper here was on Friday arrested for alleged involvement in senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey's killing, police said.
Jigna Vora had allegedly provided Dey's mobile number and his location to mafia don Chhota Rajan, who claimed responsibility for the sensational June 11 killing.
Vora was arrested after being summoned by the Mumbai Police Crime Branch for investigation.She has worked with several Mumbai-based newspapers and is the eighth person to be arrested in the case. She is currently the deputy bureau chief of English daily Asian Age.
She will be presented before a special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court here.
Dey, 56, Mid Day's editor for special investigations, was gunned down near his residence in central Mumbai's Powai by motorcycle-borne assailants.
Vora has been described as friendly with the late Dey and mediapersons, especially the crime journalists here, who are shocked by the sudden turn of events leading to her arrest.
Vora, who was questioned by the crime branch in connection with the case several times, will be produced before a Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act ( MCOCA) court later in the day.
Sources said Vora was suspected to have provided the licence plate number of Dey's motorcycle to Chhota Rajan, who allegedly got the journalist killed for putting out stories against him.
Rohee Thangappan Joseph alias Satish Kalya and his associates Abhijeet Shinde, Arun Dake, Sachin Gaikwad, Anil Waghmode, Nilesh Shendge, Mangesh Agawane, Vinod Asrani, Paulson Joseph and Deepak Sisodia, all members of the Rajan gang, have so far been arrested in connection with the case.
(With inputs from PTI, IANS)