Jyotirmoy Dey
Year: 2011
Nationality: India
Killed by: Criminal Group
Location: Powai, India
Press organization: Midday
What's Jyotirmoy Dey's story?
Multiple men on motorcycles fired several shots at Dey as he drove past them on his own motorcycle in Powai, a suburb of Mumbai. The journalist died at the scene from five bullet wounds to the head and chest, his colleagues at Midday told CPJ. Dey, special investigations editor for Midday, was known for his hard-hitting coverage of Mumbai’s crime world.
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