The Central Bureau of Investigation today took over journalist Jyotirmoy Dey's murder case from the Mumbai Police. An FIR has been registered by the CBI and investigations are to follow.

Gangster Chhota Rajan, who is the prime accused in the case, was allegedly upset with two articles written by Dey and therefore ordered his killing. Journalist Jigna Vora who is now out on bail, allegedly instigated Rajan, owing to her own professional rivalry with Dey.

Dey, a veteran crime reporter, was shot dead in Powai on June 11, 2011. The first charge sheet named the arrested accused Satiah Kaliya, Abhijeet Shinde, Arun Dake, Sachin Gaikwad, Anil Waghmode, Nilesh Shendge, Mangesh Agawane, Vinod Asrani, Paulson Joseph and Deepak Sisodia.