Mumbai, Maharastra, Senior journalist and editor investugations in Mid-day. J Dey, was shot dead outside his residence in Powai in North-east Mumbai today.

Police are investigating the death but have no leads on the killers or their motives. J dey covered crime and head recently written on underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim and on the oil mafia. There is no information right now on weather he had received any threats.