J Dey case: Jigna's police custody extended

New Delhi: Senior woman journalist Jigna Vora's police custody has been extended to December 5 in the Mid Day journalist J Dey murder case.

The prosecution sought a narco analysis on Jigna Vohra if the accused was willing but the the defense opposed, sources said.

On November 25, police arrested Jigna Vora, the Deputy Bureau Chief of an English daily in Mumbai was sent to a weeks' police custody under the state's Tough Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

The Mumbai Crime Branch have named gangster Chhota Rajan as the mastermind of the murder, and have arrested 11 people so far, including the four alleged shooters seen trailing Dey in a CCTV video just before they shot him.

In court, the prosecution stated they had gathered evidence in the form of telephonic records, that show Vora in conversation with her underworld sources. Vora parted with vital information that directly relates to the murder, including J Dey's motorcycle number, his home and office address and his daily schedule and misguided police during interrogation and was non-cooperative.

Dey was shot dead outside his house at Powai in Mumbai on June 11, 2011.

The police had arrested seven persons on June 27: Rohee Thangappan Joseph alias Satish Kalya (34); Abhijeet Kasharam Shinde (28); Arun Janardan Dake (27); Sachin Suresh Gaikwad (27); Anil Bhanudas Waghmode (35); Nilesh Narayan Shedge alias Bablu (34); and Mangesh Damodar Agawane (25).

They later arrested Vinod Asrani alias Vinod Chembur, a builder and a bookie who is known to be a close associate of Chhota Rajan; Paulson Joseph, another close aide of the gangster; and Deepak Sisodiya who allegedly supplied the crime weapon.

The police slapped Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) on the arrested accused on July 8.

Later, on September 24, the court hearing the case granted 45-day extension to the police to file the chargesheet in the case. Another extension was given to the police on November 4.