Mother and sister of senior journalist Jyotendra Dey, who was shot dead by unidentified persons Saturday near his residence in a Mumbai suburb, wail during his funeral procession in Mumbai on Sunday. (File Photo)
New Delhi, June 13 (PTI): A media rights group has drawn a parallel between murders of Pakistani scribe Saleem Shahzad and senior Mumbai journalist Jyotendra Dey, saying both were targeted for their zeal to expose powerful elements. The South Asia Media Commission India asked the Maharashtra government to throw the entire might of the state administration behind the probe into the killing of Dey.
The Editor (Special Investigation) of English eveninger MiD Day, who has extensively reported on oil mafia and Mumbai underworld, was gunned down by four motorbike-borne men in suburban Powai on Saturday. The commission, which works under the auspices of South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA), demanded a thorough inquiry into the murder by the best of investigating agencies to nab the perpetrators and a fast-track trial process to bring them to book.
“The sentiments of sympathy for the slain journalist, expressed by leaders of the government and political establishment, need to be translated into concrete steps to ensure protection to mediapersons, especially those engaged in writing on the activities of mafias and gangs,” K.K. Katyal, president of the commission, said. “There is a parallel between the Mumbai murder and the recent killing of a senior Pakistani journalist, Saleem Shahzad. Both, it is clear, were targeted for their missionary zeal to expose the nefarious activities of powerful elements,” the commission said.
The Editor (Special Investigation) of English eveninger MiD Day, who has extensively reported on oil mafia and Mumbai underworld, was gunned down by four motorbike-borne men in suburban Powai on Saturday. The commission, which works under the auspices of South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA), demanded a thorough inquiry into the murder by the best of investigating agencies to nab the perpetrators and a fast-track trial process to bring them to book.
“The sentiments of sympathy for the slain journalist, expressed by leaders of the government and political establishment, need to be translated into concrete steps to ensure protection to mediapersons, especially those engaged in writing on the activities of mafias and gangs,” K.K. Katyal, president of the commission, said. “There is a parallel between the Mumbai murder and the recent killing of a senior Pakistani journalist, Saleem Shahzad. Both, it is clear, were targeted for their missionary zeal to expose the nefarious activities of powerful elements,” the commission said.
Journalists hold protest rally
Mumbai, June 13 (PTI): Mediapersons in Mumbai took out a procession to condemn the brutal killing of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey and demanded CBI probe into the incident. The journalists, belonging to both print and electronic media organisations and associations, gathered at Patrakar Sangh in south Mumbai and marched toward Mantralaya. While assuring the agitating scribes at Mantralaya, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said “The state government is sensitive to feelings of journalists and is doing whatever it can to bring the assailants to book,” adding he was personally monitoring the investigations.
Senior journalist Jyotendra Dey was shot dead in suburban Powai on Saturday by unidentified assailants. The newsmen, while demanding a CBI enquiry into the killing, also sought resignation of Home Minister R.R. Patil and Mumbai police commissioner Arup Patnaik. Organisations, including the Press Club, Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh, Mantralaya Ani Vidhimandal Vartahar Sangh, Mumbai Crime Reporters’ Association and TV Journalists’ Association, participated in the protest. Earlier on Monday, a delegation of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) met the chief minister at his official residence and appealed him to take urgent and appropriate steps to tackle the growing incidents of attacks on mediapersons in the state.
Mumbai, June 13 (PTI): Mediapersons in Mumbai took out a procession to condemn the brutal killing of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey and demanded CBI probe into the incident. The journalists, belonging to both print and electronic media organisations and associations, gathered at Patrakar Sangh in south Mumbai and marched toward Mantralaya. While assuring the agitating scribes at Mantralaya, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said “The state government is sensitive to feelings of journalists and is doing whatever it can to bring the assailants to book,” adding he was personally monitoring the investigations.
Senior journalist Jyotendra Dey was shot dead in suburban Powai on Saturday by unidentified assailants. The newsmen, while demanding a CBI enquiry into the killing, also sought resignation of Home Minister R.R. Patil and Mumbai police commissioner Arup Patnaik. Organisations, including the Press Club, Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh, Mantralaya Ani Vidhimandal Vartahar Sangh, Mumbai Crime Reporters’ Association and TV Journalists’ Association, participated in the protest. Earlier on Monday, a delegation of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) met the chief minister at his official residence and appealed him to take urgent and appropriate steps to tackle the growing incidents of attacks on mediapersons in the state.
