Journalist Vora gets bail in editor murder case

A special Mumbai court yesterday granted bail to woman journalist Jigna Vora arrested in the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey in June last year. Vora was granted bail on a personal bond of Rs100,000 and directed to appear at the Mumbai Crime Branch - the investigative agency in the case - every first and third week of the month. Working as a deputy bureau chief with a Mumbai daily, Vora was arrested on November 25 last year in connection with the June 11 killing of Dey, the editor (special Investigations) at Mid-Day  In December last year, a chargesheet against 12 accused was filed in the case. However, the name of Vora was not included. Her name appeared in a 1,400 page supplementary charge sheet. from gulf times.