‘Investigative journalists vulnerable’

The Mumbai Press Club said on Saturday that the killing of J Dey reflected the vulnerability of investigative journalists in the city. The association said Dey had recently done a series of stories on illegal adulteration of diesel in Thane and had sought police protection after receiving threat calls.

The Mumbai Press Club said on Saturday that the killing of J Dey reflected the vulnerability of investigative journalists in the city. The association said Dey had recently done a series of stories on illegal adulteration of diesel in Thane and had sought police protection after receiving threat calls.

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“Scores of incidents of journalists being beaten or threatened by politicians and local mafia have been reported recently,” said the club’s office-bearers at a meeting at the Press Club called on Saturday evening.

Senior journalist Jatin Desai claimed J Dey had given Home Minister RR Patil a report by the Anti-Corruption Bureau on links between police officials and the underworld.

Though the minister promised action, nothing was done, he said.