Dawood Ibrahim & Underworld Watch Thread

Brad Goodman · Post by **Brad Goodman** » 26 May 2011 19:45

Chhota Rajan says Dawood Ibrahim not in Pakistan

Fugitive mafia don Dawood Ibrahim is not in Pakistan at all, rival don Chhota Rajan claimed on Wednesday.

Dawood’s best ally-turned-arch enemy Rajendra Nikhalje, alias Chhota Rajan, said in an exclusive interview to this newspaper that although he knew exactly where Dawood was, the Indian intelligence agencies are incapable of flushing Dawood out of his hideout.

“I know Dawood’s hideouts, but our agencies cannot trace him. Why? In our country, there are many politicians and police officers who are still in touch with Dawood. I cannot disclose everything at this moment, but soon many things will become clear,” the don from Chembur said over telephone from an undisclosed location in South-East Asia where he had recently relocated from New Zealand.

“Dawood Karachi mein hai hi nahin, apni agency (Indian agencies) ko kuch pata hi nahin hai (Dawood is not in Karachi at all, our agencies don’t know anything),” Chhota Rajan said.

According to the don, who has been on Dawood’s trail for nearly two decades, Dawood frequently visits West Asian countries under security cover provided by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate.

Rajan had called up this newspaper following the story published on Wednesday that Dawood was hiding in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Regions.

He claimed that he wanted to share further information about Dawood.

“Wherever he goes, Dawood is provided full security cover by the ISI. Even in the Middle East, which he keeps visiting, he is under the ISI’s protection. He keeps moving around the world, but our agencies cannot trace him,” he said.

Rajan also spoke about ISI chief Lt. Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha’s relationship with Dawood. “Pasha helps Dawood with regard to every single thing. It is with Pasha’s help that Dawood has been carrying out several rackets, like the fake Indian currency racket,” he added.

Don Rajan also claimed that Dawood used to send money to banned terror outfit SIMI.

“Mere ko koi agency ka support nahin hai (I don’t have any support from any agency)... My people are on the run even in India,” Chhota Rajan said.

He claimed that had given his nod to last week’s firing in Mumbai’s Pakmodia Street in which Dawood’s brother Iqbal Kaskar’s driver-cum-bodyguard Arif was killed because Arif was apparently in touch with Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) members.

Disclosing Arif’s relation with one Azgar, who is known to have LeT connections, Rajan said, “Azgar has a farmhouse in Ratnagiri. Arif used to provide him funds. Saale sab deshdrohi hain (They’re all traitors).”

Arif was Dawood’s driver when the don was in Karachi five years ago, Rajan added.

However, Rajan also claimed that Iqbal Kaskar had not been his target.

“Had I targeted Iqbal, he would have been dead by now. I know that Iqbal is now hatching a plan along with Santosh Shetty to kill me. But it won’t take me any time to finish him,” Chhota Rajan said.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 27 May 2011 03:30

You mean gangsters call up Deccan Chronicle!

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 29 May 2011 08:56

Brad Goodman wrote:“I know Dawood’s hideouts, but our agencies cannot trace him. Why? In our country, there are many politicians and police officers who are still in touch with Dawood. I cannot disclose everything at this moment, but soon many things will become clear

That is the key problem and the sucess and rise of Dawoods syndicate in India the support he gets from Politician , Police , Builder and Flimstars in India.

You are as strong at the local support you have and Dawoods business has not taken any downward path on the contrary they have just flourished in Mumbai and other parts. We are our own worst enemy when it comes to Dawood.

As far as his hideout goes , he seems to have fled to a ME country after Osama operation fearing for his life and wait till things cool down , that gave the minister in pakistan to say post Osama Ops when asked about Dawood that he is not in India.

It seems its a well rehearsed plan , every time a very senior pakistan minister visits india or there are indirect threats he is simply whisked out of the country and then Pakistan claims he is not there which is technically true

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 29 May 2011 08:59

ramana wrote:You mean gangsters call up Deccan Chronicle!

Jurnos want news so they contact the local point person , that person arranges for an interview with CS routing his call via India and the gangster says what they want to convey ,D and CS have strong contacts in the 4th Estate.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 29 May 2011 09:02

Brad Goodman wrote:“Dawood Karachi mein hai hi nahin, apni agency (Indian agencies) ko kuch pata hi nahin hai (Dawood is not in Karachi at all, our agencies don’t know anything),” Chhota Rajan said.

Hahahah , he should thank his fate and RAW for whisking him out of Bangkok after he was attacked by Sharad Shetty , D's right arm. Sources say he simply walked out of the hospital after bribing higher ups with help of RAW.

The problem is D has their own moles at high places that tip him off.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 29 May 2011 09:04

Dawood's Indian Empire:- Dawood Ibrahim's illegal business empire continues to flourish

Why we can't Get Him :- India needs to get the US to apply pressure on Pak to deport Dawood Ibrahim: Experts

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 29 May 2011 09:09

Austin, From Aesop's Tales the day India decides to stop asking US to get TSP to deliver DI, will be the day they will get DI.

What kind of an expert suggests India to grovel to US about TSP harboring DI?

Why not send a sqaud and have the rascal kidnapped in Middle East and bring hi to trial in Mumbai?

The big problems are the legalistic milieu of the IPS that thinks issue in red corner notices will get criminals arrested by host countries!

Next if all this is done an he is brought to Mumbai Pawarful folks will let him go free.

From SU's article above:

India has been unable to apply sufficient political pressure on Pakistan to deport Dawood. The closest it came to doing this was between 2003 and 2004 when Advani took up Dawood's case with the US. The US department of treasury designated him a 'Specially-Designated Global Terrorist' under an executive order that would freeze assets belonging to him within the US and prohibit transactions with US nationals. For a while, it appeared as if Pakistan would finally concede to Dawood's presence, but when political pressure from India slipped, it went back to denial mode. Since then, Dawood has used his underworld network to facilitate terror operations in India and expand his presence in the fake Indian currency business and hawala transactions for terrorist outfits.

When did this pressure slip? Was it after NDA lost the elections?

Note the many IPS officers treating 1993 Mumbal blasts as a criminal act!
And a big problem is the lack af Central policing powers to even prosecute terrorists. All are treated as state crimes.

Ambar · Post by **Ambar** » 29 May 2011 09:16

I agree with Ramanaji. Infact, if Dawood starts feeling the heat from ISI and starts fearing for his like in Pak, i'm sure he'll do a Abu Salem and operate out of 5 star facility in Arthur Rd jail. Which somehow makes me glad that US refused to extradite DH and Rana to India as we would have kept them in air-conditioned quarters in Tihar for a decade and let them go. Atleast in US, he'll be pushed into a dirty cesspool of society's vilest refuses, and decay there for decades to come.

Austin wrote:
Brad Goodman wrote:“Dawood Karachi mein hai hi nahin, apni agency (Indian agencies) ko kuch pata hi nahin hai (Dawood is not in Karachi at all, our agencies don’t know anything),” Chhota Rajan said.
Hahahah , he should thank his fate and RAW for whisking him out of Bangkok after he was attacked by Sharad Shetty , D's right arm. Sources say he simply walked out of the hospital after bribing higher ups with help of RAW.

The problem is D has their own moles at high places that tip him off.

He jumped out of third floor window and later disappeared from Bangkok. I dont think RAW had anything to do with it as Thai police did not have anything against Rajan.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 29 May 2011 09:22

ramana wrote:Austin, From Aesop's Tales the day India decides to stop asking US to get TSP to deliver DI, will be the day they will get DI.

It would be naive for us to think US would deliver on Dawood , the only people who would do something to get or kill Dawood is us.

Why not send a sqaud and have the rascal kidnapped in Middle East and bring hi to trial in Mumbai?

Seriously in India no one wants to see him dead because every top politician , businessman and IPS lobby have business interest that are directly or indirectly linked with him , they just make the right noise to appear concern for public consumption behind the scene its business as usual , its a huge and when I say huge it means huge money generator for these people and they are just happy to earn more.

Do you seriously think in the 20 year that he is/was in Karachi we could not target him and bump him even with all the security armada he travels with , didnt you read Advani mentioned some one in PMO didn't want him back.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 29 May 2011 09:25

Ambar wrote:He jumped out of third floor window and later disappeared from Bangkok. I dont think RAW had anything to do with it as Thai police did not have anything against Rajan.

Its a airy fairy tale , A man who was badly injured and had security near him 24 hours cannot simply jump out of third floor and you could see how fit he was to make that jump of his life.

He simply walked out , RAW helped him slip out of there and later he took out Sharad Shetty he was as good as Dawood in Dubai , we are better off without him.

Ambar · Post by **Ambar** » 29 May 2011 09:38

He was being pumped with bullets, how could RAW protect him ? He had to jump or get shot a few more times and die,so he chose the former. Like i said earlier, he walked out of Bangkok,because Thailand did not have anything against Rajan to detain him endlessly. Here's something from the BBC news archives :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/956067.stm

15 September: Chhota Rajan shot in his Bangkok apartment
28 September: Chhota Rajan appears in Bangkok court
29 September: Bombay police say they will travel to Bangkok
5 October: Chhota Rajan free after extradition deadline expires

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 29 May 2011 11:50

Ambar wrote:He was being pumped with bullets, how could RAW protect him ? He had to jump or get shot a few more times and die,so he chose the former. Like i said earlier, he walked out of Bangkok,because Thailand did not have anything against Rajan to detain him endlessly. Here's something from the BBC news archives

Contrary to popular believe he managed to escape and was not pumped with bullet when he was attacked in his apartment , rohit and his wife took the shots and he managed to escape jumping out of the window when he jumped out he got badly injured , he was admitted to the hospital but was still under threat from possibly a 2nd attack after first eliminated every body except himself , how would he simply jump/climb down from 3rd floor and walk away ?

RAW got him out becuase his location was known , he was exposed and Sharad Shetty was hell bent on eliminating him , they whisked him away after bribing all the top people and it was done very quickly and he simply walked away , there is a story out here http://www.indianexpress.com/Storyold/165869/

The ISI and Dawood want him eliminated and he needs some one who could help him and keep him safely where ever he is and after killing Sharad Shetty he is more wanted then ever

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 29 May 2011 11:59

BTW from the same BBC article , why did the Indian Government waited for 2 weeks if he is the most wanted criminal , obviously some body higher up did not want him to be brought back.

Deadline

After waiting to hear from the Indian Government for more than two weeks - Chhota Rajan was injured in a shoot-out on 15 September in a Bangkok suburb - the Thai authorities had set a deadline of Thursday to hear from the Indian government.

Armed Thai police
Thai police waited until Thursday
Maharashtra government officials are unhappy with the way the issue has been dealt with by the central government in Delhi.

"We were ready to send our team to Bangkok on Sunday. But permission was held back by authorities in Delhi. I don't know why," said the state home minister, Chhagan Bhujbal.

Altair · Post by **Altair** » 29 May 2011 12:09

Why not send a sqaud and have the rascal kidnapped in Middle East and bring hi to trial in Mumbai?

Trial in Mumbai, Please! Why not serve him special biryani with juicy Lebanese kebabs and Scotch neat? Let us go next level and offer him a choice of top flight gorgeous escort models!

I heard somewhere that after 1993 bomb attacks, some SDRE Indian approached an Irish hit squad and paid a decent sum of money to bump DI off. Some days later some of them met with strange accidents in London and Hong Kong. It is not just Indian politicians and businessmen who wants him alive, CIA and MI6 also have use of him or at least had.

saadhak · Post by **saadhak** » 29 May 2011 15:21

Austin wrote:Seriously in India no one wants to see him dead because every top politician , businessman and IPS lobby have business interiserest that are directly or indirectly linked with him , they just make the right noise to appear concern for public consumption behind the scene its business as usual , its a huge and when I say huge it means huge money generator for these people and they are just happy to earn more.

Do you seriously think in the 20 year that he is/was in Karachi we could not target him and bump him even with all the security armada he travels with , didnt you read Advani mentioned some one in PMO didn't want him back.

Concur.
There are news reports on and off about his business empire - films, hotels, FICN, drugs, real estate, etc. A lot of people in power have income streams linked to him.
The question to be asked is why first in all these years have we not done what could be done without foreign help? Can we not 'follow the money' and start to round up the business partners and dismantle or dispute his known business interests? For example, known properties can be attached.
How about disincentivising association of Indian citizens for starters with the D-company? Today, at least at our mango Indian lower levels, there is no taboo, but machoness if one is known to be associated with D-company goons.
In the absence of actions that show true resolve on our part and all GoI demands to give-up D to India; I would guess others (foreigners) think of the equivalent of Big B's Sholay quote: saala nautanki - ghadi ghadi drama karta hai.

Ardeshir · Post by **Ardeshir** » 30 May 2011 11:29

Does anyone here know why Sharad Pawar is often linked to Dawood's business empire? Have there been any such mainstream media reports or is all this mere speculation?

saadhak · Post by **saadhak** » 30 May 2011 15:24

I have read of indirect links. Most recent example being the case of Shahid Balwa. Shahid Balwa is alleged to have links with the D-company and Pawarful people have used his services extensively - was all over the news channels.

sanjeevpunj · Post by **sanjeevpunj** » 30 May 2011 17:35

India sells or used to sell sugar to Pakistan, and Sharad Pawar more or less controls the Sugar lobby in India, probably uses D company to make deals for his sugar.Side business is Cricket,so match fixing is another possible connection.However Sharad Pawar is not the only one who would be using D Company, there is India's greatest smuggler Sahara's Subroto Roy, too. I had once heard that Zee TV was also indirectly connected to D Company. All this is still on a conjectural platform, no concrete proofs have surfaced.
An interesting link to read is the wiki of Sharad Pawar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharad_Pawar

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 30 May 2011 18:05

Well Sharad Pawar was even named by Abdul Karim Telgi during Narco test and then it was hushed up , people on top are quite powerful and can manipulate the 4th estate. Pawar relations with Dawood goes back to early eighties when D was just a powerful smuggler , to put it simply its a mutually beneficial relationship.

Dawood is as strong as the support he gets here which helps him thrive in his business , so essentially the problem is us as in people who support dawood in india for their own narrow petty needs , as long as we do not cut his support base in India he will keep thriving and Pakistan will keep saying D does not exist in Pakistan.

shyamd · Post by **shyamd** » 30 May 2011 18:07

^^ Austinji, How come LKA didn't get him - wasn't he travelling all over the world in particular the asking Unkil to convince people to force TSP to hand him over?

niran · Post by **niran** » 30 May 2011 18:23

Prasant wrote:Does anyone here know why Sharad Pawar is often linked to Dawood's business empire? Have there been any such mainstream media reports or is all this mere speculation?

simpool Saar,
to do netagiri sucessfully one needs moolah and moolah do not grow on trees, each and every Neta be it Videshi or Desi i know personaly
have been covertly or overtly financed by Mafiasos, the payback is in the form of scams and proctection. it means Pawarful and his empire financed by D company, and no, there will be no proof just wishpers.

vilayat · Post by **vilayat** » 30 May 2011 18:30

For that, one has to look into history of Pune-Baramati railway line construction.. shyamD might be unpleasantly surprised by that revelation wrt his debate with brihaspati on west asia thread..

shyamd · Post by **shyamd** » 30 May 2011 19:04

Vilayat. Why don't you explain further?

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 30 May 2011 22:53

shyamd wrote:^^ Austinji, How come LKA didn't get him - wasn't he travelling all over the world in particular the asking Unkil to convince people to force TSP to hand him over?

Didnt LKA mentioned in his memoir inspite of his effort the PMO was not keen to press it and scuttled the whole thing when he was HM , if a person of the stature and power of LKA says it then you can see how keen we are to get him beyond the usual paper exchange stuff we do yearly.

negi · Post by **negi** » 30 May 2011 23:12

I am thankful for the small mercies that mofo in question did not become our PM.

BSR Murthy · Post by **BSR Murthy** » 30 May 2011 23:21

Austin wrote:
ramana wrote:Austin, From Aesop's Tales the day India decides to stop asking US to get TSP to deliver DI, will be the day they will get DI.

It would be naive for us to think US would deliver on Dawood , the only people who would do something to get or kill Dawood is us.

Why not send a sqaud and have the rascal kidnapped in Middle East and bring hi to trial in Mumbai?
Seriously in India no one wants to see him dead because every top politician , businessman and IPS lobby have business interest that are directly or indirectly linked with him , they just make the right noise to appear concern for public consumption behind the scene its business as usual , its a huge and when I say huge it means huge money generator for these people and they are just happy to earn more.

Do you seriously think in the 20 year that he is/was in Karachi we could not target him and bump him even with all the security armada he travels with , didnt you read Advani mentioned some one in PMO didn't want him back.

Truly sad. I am afraid the situation is unfixable in bits and pieces. We need wholesale changes in politics, governance, judiciary, police, bureaucracy and people.

devesh · Post by **devesh** » 31 May 2011 21:41

^^^
wholesale changes will happen over time. what we need, in the meantime, is committed mavericks and renegades who start changing bits and pieces so that big picture slowly changes eventually.

Raghavendra · Post by **Raghavendra** » 03 Jun 2011 16:37

An examination of the travel records of the son of a former Maharashtra CM, will show frequent visits to Dubai, and some to London. Usually, another prominent son would accompany him, the two being business partners who in Mumbai discuss deals in the Oberoi Hotel. Dubai is of course the place where the operational headquarters of a particular conglomerate are located (the spiritual HQ being Karachi), and it is there that discussions can take place away from prying eyes. This conglomerate ‘owns’ two Union Cabinet Ministers and at least six from the cabinet of a large state, yet none of these individuals is ever the subject of an enquiry by agencies tasked with responsibility for the nation’s security. Indeed, at least two of the agencies of the state have voluminous data on the two sons, and on others from VVIP families, but these are kept concealed from the public. Small wonder that the Mainos seek to ensure that the CBI and other investigative agencies be kept out of the (sadly weak) provisions of the Right to Information law. Charactertistically, Sonia, Nadia and Annoushcka ensure this through a trusted agent, in this case Home Minister Chidambaram, whose pre-occupation since 2008 has been to fill the agencies with loyalists. In the process, morale is hitting dangerously low levels, while errors such as bogus names in most wanted lists or outdated arrest warrants multiply.

http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/module ... 399&page=7

saadhak · Post by **saadhak** » 04 Jun 2011 21:20

X-post from Internal security watch

ravi_ku wrote: Cops in soup as proof against Dawood's man erased

ManuT · Post by **ManuT** » 06 Jun 2011 19:18

I doubt any place other than TSP is safer for Dawood. I am sure there is some concern for his safety in ISI, but really it is about ISI's safety too. Dawood knows too much.

Unsafe in Pakistan, Dawood plans to shift base

Mumbai: The ongoing US offensive against terrorists in Pakistan that saw bigwigs like Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and HuJI head Ilyas Kashmiri falling, has left India's most wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim jittery, prompting the elusive don to contemplate shifting his base to a safer place.

According to underworld sources, this is the first time in the past 15 years that Dawood is feeling threatened in Pakistan.

He feels no longer safe in the hands of his patron the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), which has been shielding him for decades.

Joint Commissioner of Police (crime) Himanshu Roy said, "After Osama bin Laden and 26/11 Mumbai attack suspect Ilyas Kashmiri being hunted down in Pakistani hideouts, the ISI does not want to be caught on the wrong foot once again by providing shelter to yet another most wanted suspect like Dawood. This will make their position very embarrassing."

Now, the don is apprehensive of the security of his family and himself despite having some close friends and relatives in the Pakistani army and ISI.

According to sources, Dawood is planning to shift his base from Pakistan to another country having strong mafia presence. He also plans to tag along his key associates such as Chhota Shakeel and Aftab Bhatki.

Apparently, there is some sort of trust deficit between Dawood and his Pakistani patrons, particularly the ISI. The notorious intelligence agency used Dawood and his network for carrying out the 1993 serial blasts.

A former Intelligence Bureau (IB) director told MiD DAY that it was foolish for Dawood to trust the ISI, a foreign agency known for sacrificing its own men for saving its skin.

If the sources are to be believed, the don recently sent feelers to the Indian Intelligence agencies asking if they could protect him if he is ready to face the rule of law in India.

Pakistani government is complicit in sheltering anti-nationals for its own advantage. These include gangsters and terrorists wanted in bomb blasts and killings in India. A survey indicates that the ISI needs Indian criminals as much as they need safe sanctuary to operate.

Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/unsaf ... -110515?cp

JE Menon · Post by **JE Menon** » 06 Jun 2011 22:38

Dawood is going to be killed soon.

Unless the Americans strike a deal. Although, I'm betting they won't, I won't be surprised if they do.

No doubt, we are watching.

shyamd · Post by **shyamd** » 06 Jun 2011 22:59

He's playing for time by sending feelers to indian intel agencies and it shows there is some fear..

ISI is not going to give him up and Dawood coming to india would be a total surprise for pak.

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 07 Jun 2011 23:07

There is some news in TV Channel that Kapil Sibal is Dawood Ibrahim's Lawyer . He is also a cabinet Minister holding portfolio of Education and Telecom.
Any confirmation of that News of him representing D. How CON Parry could keep him in the Cabinet where all sensitive issues are discussed.Looks like ISI has really penetrated the inner core of Governance of this country.

Raghavendra · Post by **Raghavendra** » 08 Jun 2011 09:00

chaanakya wrote:There is some news in TV Channel that Kapil Sibal is Dawood Ibrahim's Lawyer . He is also a cabinet Minister holding portfolio of Education and Telecom.
Any confirmation of that News of him representing D. How CON Parry could keep him in the Cabinet where all sensitive issues are discussed.Looks like ISI has really penetrated the inner core of Governance of this country.

You can find that post here ^ http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewto ... 1#p1019471

"Interestingly, Kapil Sibal, the present Union telecom minister, as a lawyer, has also appeared in several cases on behalf of Dawood Ibrahim and his relatives. His brief as telecom minister, therefore, represents a clear conflict of interest.

This original news item has been deleted by rediff to hide this fact http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-sh ... 110127.htm

Gagan · Post by **Gagan** » 08 Jun 2011 11:02

India Today has a series of articles on Dawood Ibrahim in its latest issue.

Why we can't Get Him

Dawood's Indian Empire

Editorial by Aroon Purie

Lost in the Maze

The Sultan doesn't Live Here Any More

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 08 Jun 2011 16:27

Raghavendra wrote: You can find that post here ^ http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewto ... 1#p1019471

"Interestingly, Kapil cybal, the present Union telecom minister, as a lawyer, has also appeared in several cases on behalf of Dawood Ibrahim and his relatives. His brief as telecom minister, therefore, represents a clear conflict of interest.
This original news item has been deleted by rediff to hide this fact http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-sh ... 110127.htm

Thanks Raghvendra, I had no respect for cybal ( his brother was foreign secy) now I lost whatever little consideration I had for him as a fellow Indian. he is a traictor onlee.

shyamd · Post by **shyamd** » 09 Jun 2011 00:53

I found the IT articles extrmely interesting. While the IB chap insists on saying how big his operation (Rs 20k crore) are, the article doesn't talk about how much it costs to run an operation that big. How much baksheesh does he have to pay to politicians (In many differen countries across the globe including India), does Dawood Ibrahim actually own half the operations (i.e. does the ISI actually run it for him under his name)? Payroll costs of his footsoldiers in many countries, the expenses he has to cover for cross border ops... Etc. I wonder how much he is actually getting to take home or whether this is about surviving for DI.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 09 Jun 2011 01:09

Those IT articles look like big excuses from Indian Police. If they cant get the guy they can still shut his business down. And they are not.

And someone should put all those details in a spreadhseet and a mindmap. The spreadhseet will show he is bigger than man business men in India! And the mindmap will show his octopus type connections all over the spectrum.

Patni · Post by **Patni** » 11 Jun 2011 17:40

Mid-Day crime editor J Dey shot dead in Mumbai

New Delhi, June 11, 2011
Senior crime reporter Joytirmoy Dey was shot dead on Saturday in Powai area of Mumbai. Dey was an investigative journalist for Mid Day and was on the crime beat. He was regarded one of the finest crime reporters in Mumbai. He was taken to the Hiranandani Hospital, after being shot by four assailants while returning home on his bike, He was declared brought dead. The reason of his killing it is not clear till now.

He used cover stories about criminal gangs and had extensively written about the D gang. He was working on a series of articles on wanted gangster Dawood Ibrahim.

Dey was crime editor with Mid-day and previously worked with the Hindustan Times and the Indian Express.

Dey was considered one of the best experts on Mumbai's underworld. He wrote 'Zero Dial: The Dangerous World of Informers' and 'Khallas' (Finished).

Patni · Post by **Patni** » 11 Jun 2011 17:43

Father of underworld reporting, J Dey shot dead in Mumbai

Submitted by Vijay Sharma on Sat, 06/11/2011 - 21:56

Arguably India's most effective writer on the Mumbai underworld, journalist J Dey has been shot dead by suspected underworld operatives near his home in Powai, Mumbai.

Jyotirmoy Dey, who spent most of his reporting career bringing out scintillating accounts of the goings on in the Mumbai underworld for the Indian Express in Mumbai, was working as the Crime editor for the Mid Day newspaper in Mumbai. He has also worked in the Hindustan Times in Mumbai.

Dey has written extensively about the underworld and had sources and insights that no other reporter in India can claim. He is the author of 'Zero Dial: The Dangerous World of Informers' and 'Khallas' -- considered a dictionary on Mumbai’s underworld.

He has written about Dawood Ibrahim, Chotta Rajan and others and it is reported that he was working on a series of Dawood when was shot dead today. He has been rushed to the Hiranandani hospital nearby, which has confirmed him as dead on arrival.

Mumbai police sources too confirmed that he is no more. There are reports that there were four assailants on two motorcycles who shot him at point blank range. He was shot outside the 'Spectra' building near the D-Mart shopping centre in Hiranandani, Powai.

There are reports of eight or nine entry and exit wounds on his body, indicating indiscriminate firing of five rounds of bullets.

Due to his incisive stories, J Dey has been regularly getting death threats, but this death now, when the Mumbai underworld is seen to be under control, has surprised his colleagues.

"The entire news room is in shock right now.. His loss is a tremendous loss not only to Mid Day, but also the science and art of crime reporting," Sachin Kalbag, editor of Mid Day said, echoing the sentiments of most of those who knew him in his profession.

Kalbaug said he was not aware of any big story right now that would have made anyone uncomfortable and added that Dey did not come up to him with any reports of threats. He, however, pointed out that there have been instances in which Dey's story ideas were considered too dangerous for his own safety and abandoned.

"He was one of the most meticulous and hardworking journalist.. His biggest contribution will be that he has trained a large number of crime reporters in Mumbai," he added.

J Dey, all of 6 feet 4 inches tall, has a reputation for being one of the quietest journalists in the city and has never been reported to have raised his voice. He was often mistaken for a police person when out reporting.

MN Singh, former police commissioner, warned that there seems to be an uptick in the activities of under-world gangs in the recent days. He pointed out that there has been two shootings this year and many other intimidation attempts on businessmen.

"It was with a lot of difficulty that the gangs were decimated after a lot of hard work in the late 1990s and early 2000s.. This is a very disturbing," he said. He pointed out that controlling gangs is not such a difficult job, but requires the police to do their job.

"Due to the real estate activity.. there has been a lot of money floating around and gangs are getting active again. The police must come down heavily," he said, adding that he was more or less certain this was carried out by a gang. "This killing is certainly an act of some underworld gang.. the modus operandi is that of a gang, not a ordinary criminal," he said.

Maharashtra home minister RR Patil said the government will uncover those behind the attack "whether they are with a gang or not."

Outraged journalists plan to hold a meeting at the Mumbai press club to deliberate on any action that can be done to express their protest.

J Dey had recently written an article in Mid Day pointing to Chhota Rajan as the possible hand behind the shooting attempt on Iqbal Kaskar, Dawood's brother, in Mumbai.

Interestingly, the story also contained the quotes of Rajan, with whom J Dey had a conversation about the shooting attempt.

"In the aftermath of the shootout in Bhendi Bazaar, police officials are beginning to suspect that ageing don Chhota Rajan is making an effort to muscle his way back into Mumbai's underworld. Sources informed what Rajan did what very few gangsters would attempt-take on the might of the D Company," he had written.

Those who know him dismiss the possibility that he may have been shot by the underworld. Some also point out that he was working on big story on the oil mafia engaged in the adulteration of petroleum products etc..

He had recently exposed a Rs 10,000 crore scam involving the oil mafia in the state.