Jyotirmoy Dey, 50, was killed at his home in the city s Powai district, and the gunmen escaped on motorcycles, police official said.
Dey led a team of crime and investigative reporters at the Mid Day newspaper and had written books on different gangs involved in organised crime in Mumbai.
"He brought depth to our investigative reporting, and he conducted his journalism with honesty and integrity," Sachin Kalbag, executive editor of Mid Day, said in a statement.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said the assassination was a challenge to the freedom of the press.
Prithviraj Chavan, Maharashtra chief minister, said the government was determined to track down the perpetrators.
Journalists’ organisation announced to stage protest against the klilling.
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