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Mumbai square named after slain mid-day journalist Jyotirmoy Dey

Updated on: 13 July,2016 05:10 PM IST  | 
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A city square where noted mid-day journalist Jyotirmoy Dey was shot dead over five years ago, was on Wednesday named after him

Mumbai square named after slain mid-day journalist Jyotirmoy Dey

A city square where noted mid-day journalist Jyotirmoy Dey was shot dead over five years ago, was on Wednesday named after him.


J DeyInauguration of J Dey Chowk in Mumbai. All pics/Dharmendra Jore


Mumbai Mayor Snehal Ambekar unveiled the plaque for the 'J Dey Chowk' on Wednesday morning just across the road where he was gunned down on June 11, 2011.


The naming of the square after the journalist was an initiative of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Mumbai Press Club.

J DeyJ. Dey's wife at the inauguration

The unveiling of the plaque was followed by a commemoration ceremony to mark Dey's 5th death anniversary. His former colleagues and Press Club members remembered the 'brave and self-less reportage' of the fearless journalist on the occasion.

Addressing the gathering, Dey's wife Shubha said, "He (Dey) was an exemplary human being. He was not just a good journalist, but a man who would go out of his way to help others. Selflessness was the core quality of his." The Mayor described Dey as a 'fearless journalist' and said it was his habit to report the truth.

J DeyJ. Dey Chowkat Powai

"He used to do fearless journalism and bring out truth, much to the dislike of many people. It was his habit to speak and report truth," she said.

Dey, known to be a fearless journalist, often wrote on Mumbai underworld's activities and gang-wars. The 56-year-old crime reporter was working with mid-day when he was shot.

Local corporatror Chandan Sharma, MLA Naseem Khan, Mumbai Press Club chairman Gurbir Singh were among others present on the occasion.

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