Agencies
The killers of veteran Journalist Shujaat Bukhari have been identified by the Jammu and Kashmir. Police sources said that the 2 assailants are from south Kashmir and another is from Pakistan. According to police sources, the Pakistani militant involved in the matter case isNaveed Jatt, who fled from police custody from Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital in February this year. The killer is associated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reported Indian Express. This is a breaking news.
Cops also said that they have identified the Pakistan-based blogger, who started a campaign against Chief-in-Editor of Rising Kashmir, Bukhari. they said that the blogger is a militant from Srinagar, the Indian Administered Kashmir.
Bukhari, a senior journalist who contributed extensively for national daily The Hindu and its magazine Frontline, was killed on June 14 by 3 armed men outside his office in Srinagar’s press enclave. In the attack, 2 of the personal security guards were also killed.Soon after the sudden attack, police released CCTV footage of the assailants, who were riding a motorcycle. While one of the assailants was wearing a helmet, the other had worn a mask. |
