MUMBAI: Was J Dey's journalism the one explanation why for Chhota Rajan to order the hit in opposition to him? While the court has held that Dey's writings in opposition to Rajan led to his killing, the then Mumbai police commissioner Arup Patnaik says there may well be extra to the crime.
Patnaik, who was once beneath drive to crack the case, instructed TOI on Wednesday, "We believe Dey was in touch with both gangs (Dawood and Rajan). There could be more to the motive for the murder."
Police officials had first of all probed a number of theories. "One of them was that Dey was planning a big expose on IPL betting. There was also information that he had called Chhota Rajan to London while Dey was on a visit there. But Rajan did not go because his informers advised against it," an officer stated. A witness had instructed the court Rajan suspected Dey was once seeking to "double-cross" him.
The police also looked at if sandalwood smugglers or the oil mafia had been focused on Dey. "He had written about oil pilferage in the high seas," the officer stated. The Vakola police had even arrested a businessman from Mira Road, who was once found with an unlicensed revolver, and claimed to have cracked the case. "Dey had written against this businessman. But there was no substance in the theory," the officer stated. The police had alleged within the chargesheet that in an editorial Dey wrote Rajan had grown previous, and in another that Rajan's gang individuals had long gone on a pilgrimage.
In a telephone name to a TV reporter on July 1, 2011, Rajan, giving his explanation why for eliminating Dey, stated the journalist was once tarnishing his symbol. Relying on the reporter's remark, the court stated the news was once aired on the channel on a number of occasions for days. "It was seen and heard by viewers all over the world. Had the said news been fake, the channel would not have dared to telecast it," the court stated in its verdict.
Patnaik, who was once beneath drive to crack the case, instructed TOI on Wednesday, "We believe Dey was in touch with both gangs (Dawood and Rajan). There could be more to the motive for the murder."
Police officials had first of all probed a number of theories. "One of them was that Dey was planning a big expose on IPL betting. There was also information that he had called Chhota Rajan to London while Dey was on a visit there. But Rajan did not go because his informers advised against it," an officer stated. A witness had instructed the court Rajan suspected Dey was once seeking to "double-cross" him.
The police also looked at if sandalwood smugglers or the oil mafia had been focused on Dey. "He had written about oil pilferage in the high seas," the officer stated. The Vakola police had even arrested a businessman from Mira Road, who was once found with an unlicensed revolver, and claimed to have cracked the case. "Dey had written against this businessman. But there was no substance in the theory," the officer stated. The police had alleged within the chargesheet that in an editorial Dey wrote Rajan had grown previous, and in another that Rajan's gang individuals had long gone on a pilgrimage.
In a telephone name to a TV reporter on July 1, 2011, Rajan, giving his explanation why for eliminating Dey, stated the journalist was once tarnishing his symbol. Relying on the reporter's remark, the court stated the news was once aired on the channel on a number of occasions for days. "It was seen and heard by viewers all over the world. Had the said news been fake, the channel would not have dared to telecast it," the court stated in its verdict.
'There's more to Dey murder than meets the eye'
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