Mumbai police claims to have cracked the murder case of veteran crime journalist Jyotirmoy Dey with arrest of seven people from Mahararashtra and Tamil Nadu. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai along with Mumbai police commissioner Arup Patnaik, Joint Commissioner of Police Himanshu Roy stated that all the accused have been arrested and sent to police custody till 4th of July. Three shooters were arrested from Rameshwaram, three from Mumbai and one from Solapur. Roy informed that all the seven accused worked for the Chhota Rajan gang and Chhota Rajan ordered the killing. Giving an account of the murder plot revealed by the interrogation of the prime shooter Satish Kaliya, Roy also stated that Chhota Rajan supplied the money and weapons for the killing. All the accused were from Maharashtra who had gone to various places of religious importance in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu after committing the crime. Police however did not reveal the motive behind the murder. Roy stated that the weapon, three motorcycles, and a Qualis vehicle and mobile phones used for carrying out the murder have been recovered. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil has announced reward of Rs 10 lakh for the Mumbai crime branch team for cracking the case. The chief minister has lauded the Mumbai police. AIR correspondent reports, congratulating the Mumbai police on successfully solving the J Dey murder case after 16 days, Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said he was confident that the Mumbai police would solve the case, therefore he did not hand over the case to the CBI. Mumbai’s police commissioner Arup Patnaik says that the Mumbai police will now concentrate on preparing a strong case against the accused who worked for the Chhota Rajan gang. Joint Commissioner of Police Himanshu Roy addressed the media and said that all the 7 accused were sent to police custody till 4th of next month. The 7 accused are likely to be booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act.