J Dey was a very honest person: Chhagan Bhujbal

Expressing shock over ace crime journalist J Dey's killing in Mumbai today, Maharashtra PWD minister Chhagan Bhujbal said the journalist did not 'target' any gang or mafia in particular.

Asked if the killing could be linked to elements from the underworld or the oil mafia, Bhujbal, former home minister, said, "Dey was a very honest person. He used to write on underworld. He was not targeting anyone in particular, whether any gang or any (oil) mafia".

"We are very much shocked to hear this tragic news," Bhujbal said. He recalled having attended book release of Zero Dial, written by Dey about informers, three months ago, in presence of actor Ajay Devgan.

"Dey was not blackmailing anyone. He was a very honest person. I never imagined this would happen to him," he said.

"I think police will come to know in some time why he was killed," Bhujbal said.