Jigna Vora

Jigna Vora (born 1974) is a former Indian journalist. She was falsely accused of having a connection in the murder of journalist Jyotirmoy Dey and was booked under MCOCA.[1]

Jigna Vora
Born22 February 1974 (Age 49)
NationalityIndian
EducationBachelor's Degree from DG Ruparel College, Mumbai Diploma in Mass Communications, K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai
OccupationJournalist

Her biographical memoir Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison inspired the 2023 Netflix series Scoop.[2] She practices tarot reading and astrology now.[3]

She is currently a contestant on the Indian reality TV show, Bigg Boss Season 17, which started in October 2023.

Jyotirmoy Dey murder

After the murder of Jyotirmoy Dey on 11 June 2011, Vora was booked under MCOCA and tried among 10 other accused including Chhota Rajan.[4] At the time, Vora was working as the deputy chief of bureau of the Mumbai bureau of Indian English newspaper The Asian Age.[5]

Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison

Vora biographical memoir about her journalism career and seven years of trial titled Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison was published by Penguin India in September 2019.[6]

In 2019, Matchbox Pictures acquired the rights of Vora's Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison[7][8] and released the series Scoop on Netflix in 2023.[2]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Bigg Boss (Hindi season 17) Contestant [9]

References
  1. "Netflix's Scoop: What is MCOCA Act, under which Jigna Vora was booked in connection with J Dey's murder?". Firstpost. 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  2. "J Dey Murder: A complete guide to the case that inspired Netflix series 'Scoop'". The Indian Express. 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  3. "Where is Jigna Vora Now? What is Jigna Vora Doing Now? - News". Fresherslive. 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  4. "Chhota Rajan convicted for journalist J Dey's murder; Jigna Vora acquitted". Deccan Chronicle. May 2, 2018.
  5. "Netflix's Scoop: What is MCOCA Act, under which Jigna Vora was booked in connection with J Dey's murder?-Entertainment News". Firstpost. 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  6. "Behind Bars in Byculla". Penguin Random House India.
  7. "Matchbox Pictures acquires rights of Jigna Vora's book 'Behind Bars in Byculla'". Mumbai Live. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  8. "Journalist Jigna Vora's prison memoir 'Behind Bars in Byculla' to be made into a film". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  9. "Bigg Boss 17: From being a former journalist to spending days in jail; all about contestant Jigna Vora". The Times of India. 2023-10-15. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
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