Dey closely tailed by bike-borne assailants

June 29, 2011 02:04 am | Updated November 17, 2021 01:19 am IST - Mumbai

CCTV footage revealed that senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey was tailed closely by his motorcycle-borne assailants. He was shot dead in suburban Powai on June 11.

Dey was driving a motorcycle when he was fired upon by gunmen near the Spectrum Building in Hiranandani area of the upscale suburb.

Four attackers on two bikes followed the 56-year-old MiD-Day crime reporter before closing in and executing their plan, showed the footage, aired by some news channels.

However, the murder was not captured by the CCTV cameras installed at D-Mart, a shopping centre in the area.

Panic

Another piece of footage showed panic-stricken people moving near the Spectrum Building after the attack.

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