The Catholic Social Forum (CSF) has constituted the J. Dey Award for Investigative Journalism, in memory of the murdered journalist. It comprises a corpus of Rs. 1,00,000 with a citation and memento to be given annually Slain scribe Jyotirmoy Napien Kumar Dey, admired Jesus Christ and even lit candles at churches. “I love Jesus Christ, but I want to be cremated as a Hindu,” he had told his friend and former colleague Hussain Zaidi while on a visit to Goa.
