Stop leaks to media: High Court to police

The Bombay High Court said that it did not mind a joint probe by the Mumbai police and the CBI into the murder of journalist J Dey.

The Bombay High Court said on Wednesday that it did not mind a joint probe by the Mumbai police and the CBI into the murder of journalist J Dey. However,the HC expressed displeasure over the police divulging details of investigations to the media before their conclusion.

We dont mind a joint investigation, the HC said while hearing petitions,seeking the transfer of the probe. It is a wider issue. Many people are now involved.

Arguing on behalf of the Mumbai Press Club,one of the petitioners,counsel Navroz Seervai said the police had put Deys family in an embarrassing position by planting stories about him in the press.

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One day they say Iqbal Mirchi,then Chhota Shakeel,then Chhota Rajan,then somebody else. Is this a joke,a circus? Seervai asked. The real culprits are not those who shot Dey. They are the tools for others. They (police) have only got the small fries. They cannot get to the root of the case because they may be involved themselves.

The court expressed displeasure over police officers divulging details of investigations to the press before their conclusion. This has been a disturbing trend, it said.

The court will hear the states arguments in the case on Thursday.