| Jigna Vora | |
| Birth Date: | 22 February 1974 |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Education: | Bachelor's Degree from DG Ruparel College, MumbaiDiploma in Mass Communications, K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai |
| Occupation: | Journalist in 2008 and 2011 |
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] 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 participated a contestant on the Indian reality TV show, Bigg Boss Season 17, which started in October 2023.She was evicted from the show on Day 41.
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] She was also Anchor of Zee News in 2017.
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.
| 2023 | Bigg Boss (Hindi season 17) | Contestant | 18th place (Evicted on Day 41) | [9] |