Journalist shot dead in Mumbai

A senior Indian journalist investigating underworld crime in India's financial hub Mumbai was shot dead in broad daylight on Saturday, police said. Jyotirmoy Dey, a senior journalist with daily Mid Day, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Powai area of north-west Mumbai. Dey was rushed to a local hospital where he died of his injuries.
Police investigating the shooting suspect it may be linked to an underworld gang, Indian IANS news agency reported. Dey had written a book called Zero Dial - The Dangerous World of Informers, based on his reportage of the Mumbai underworld. In his forties, Dey had been covering Mumbai underworld gangs and crime syndicates for many years and had extensive contacts in both the underworld and the police.