Mumbai, Jun 13 (PTI) The Mumbai Police, probing into the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey, today took into custody a laptop, a hard disk and some important documents from his residence.
"We have some important leads in the case. We have taken Dey's laptop, hard disk and certain documents from his residence in Powai. Examination of these articles would help us in investigations," Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Himanshu Roy said.
Preliminary investigations by the crime branch have revealed that the assailants may have been hired from outside the city and Dey's recent articles on oil mafia might be the immediate trigger behind the murder, he said.
Dey (56), Editor (Special Investigation), Mid-Day, was shot dead yesterday by four unidentified people while he was riding his bike in suburban Powai.
"We are probing the incident from all angles.