"Media plays an important role in democracy and efforts to terrorise media will be foiled," Chavan said after senior investigative journalist Jyoti Dey was shot dead by motorcycle-borne killers in broad daylight in Mumbai's central suburb of Powai on Saturday afternoon.
The Chief Minister, who was on an official tour to Pune, contacted the Mumbai Police Commissioner and directed him to carry out a detailed inquiry immediately into the incident.
"Dey's killers should be caught immediately and stringent action should be taken against them," he said, adding, "All steps would be taken to ensure that journalists are able to perform their duty without fear."
Published 12 June 2011, 03:19 IST