In memory of J Dey

BY snv| IN Media Watch Briefs | 28/10/2014

A spot near Hiranandani Gardens in Mumbai where J Dey, an expert on the city's underworld, and Investigations Editor of Mid-Day, was gunned down on June 11, 2011 is to be named after him, according to the minutes of Mumbai Press Club's AGM. " A decision has been taken" by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, and "what remains is just a formal declaration". Member Om Prakash Tiwari was "appreciated" for "ensuring" the commemoration. The trial in the case is yet to begin.

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