J Dey murder: Chargesheet against Jigna Vora

Vora has been charged under murder, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence, besides MCOCA

PTI | February 21, 2012



The Mumbai Crime Branch today chargesheeted journalist Jigna Vora under stringent provisions of MCOCA and various other penal offences for her alleged role in the sensational murder of senior crime reporter J Dey.

Vora has been charged under various sections of IPC including murder, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence, besides stringent provisions of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) and the Arms Act.

The special MCOCA court took cognisance of the charge sheet and extended the custody of all accused till March 12.

Jigna has been shown as the 11th accused in the case.

The Crime Branch, which is investigating the murder of MiD Day journalist Jyotirmoy Dey, had on December 3 filed its first charge sheet in the case against against 12 accused including fugitive underworld don Chhota Rajan which did not name Vora, who was arrested on November 25.

Vora, Deputy Chief of Bureau of Asian Age was arrested under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) on charges of supplying licence plate number of the motorcycle and address of the slain journalist to Rajan.

Dey was claimed to have been shot dead on the orders of Rajan, who allegedly gave Rs 5 lakh to the accused for the contract killing that took place in suburban Powai on June 11.

The chargesheet had described the role of each accused but did not mention that of Vora who has now been named in the supplementary charge sheet.

The police had seized her mobile phones and computer records.

According to police sources, Vora's name had figured in the telephonic conversations between the accused and Rajan.

The accused against whom charge sheet had been filed were Rohee Thangappan Joseph alias Satish Kalya, Abhijeet Shinde, Arun Dake, Sachin Gaikwad, Anil Waghmode, Nilesh Shendge, Mangesh Agawane, Vinod Asrani, Paulson Joseph and Deepak Sisodia. All of them are in custody under MCOCA charges.

Chhota Rajan and his aide Nayan Singh Bisht were shown as absconding.

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