Shujaat Bukhari, a senior journalist known to be a fearless voice in Kashmir, was shot dead last evening in an attack that has left the nation in shock and journalists numb with grief. The 62-year-old editor-in-chief of Rising Kashmir was killed by three terrorists on a bike, seen on CCTV footage carrying weapons in a sack. Mr Bukhari was leaving his office in Srinagar’s Press Enclave when he was hit by multiple bullets fired at close range.
The killers, their faces hidden by helmets and masks, were waiting to strike the police said. His two security men were also killed in the attack.
