mumbai news He was rushed to Powai's Hiranandani Hospital where he was declared dead on admission. Preliminary information from the police reveals that four unidentified men riding two motorcycles shot at him. Joint Commissioner (Crime) Himanshu Roy said he would be able to issue a statement to the media once he reached the scene of crime. Dey was covering underworld and crime for a long time and he was a special investigations editor. Dey also wrote a book called 'Zero Dial' on the underworld. Dey covered the underworld in the turbulent 80s and 90s. Mumbai's Commissioner of Police Arup Patnaik said, "I was not aware of what he was working on at this time. he was a very good crime reporter. He was a very good resource person.
He also wrote countless articles on organised crime. Sources say Dey got no specific threat to life in the last few days. Joint Police Commissioner (Law & Order) Rajnish Seth said Dey was shot dead in Hiranandani area of Powai. According to police, four persons riding on two bikes fired at Dey on Saturday afternoon. According to Additional Police Commissioner Vishwas Nagre Patil, four persons on two bikes fired a number of rounds at Dey, who was also riding a bike, from behind on Saturday afternoon in Hiranandani area of Powai. Following this, he was rushed to nearby Hiranandani hospital where he was declared dead, Patil said. The shooters escaped from the spot after firing five rounds, police said, adding further probe was on.
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