New Delhi: Senior journalist and Rising Kashmir editor Shujaat Bukhari and his PSO were shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside the newspaper's office in the heart of this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital.
Shujaat Bukhari, who was in his 50s, was leaving his office in Press Enclave in the city centre Lal Chowk for an iftar party when he was shot, officials said.
While one of the personal security officers (PSO) guarding him was killed, another policeman and a civilian were injured, they added.
The condition of the two injured in the shooting, which comes a day ahead of Eid, is critical, they said.
Here are the highlights on this developing incident:
Jun 15, 2018 00:04 (IST)
The police say the killers were waiting for Shujaat Bukhari to come out of the building and it appeared to be a planned attack.
Jun 14, 2018 23:53 (IST)
The police say the killers were waiting for Shujaat Bukhari to come out of the building and it appeared to be a planned attack. It was not clear, however, who were responsible for the attack, Jammu and Kashmir police chief SP Vaid told NDTV.
Jun 14, 2018 21:06 (IST)
Shujaat Bukhari was given police protection since an attack on him in 2000. He was instrumental in organising several conferences for peace in the Kashmir valley. He was also part of the Track II process with Pakistan.
Jun 14, 2018 20:49 (IST)
"He has been threatened in the past too. He was hit with multiple bullets. Passed away instantly. His body was brought to Police Control Room hospital. There were no attack on journalists for a pretty long time. This has come as a big shock, journalists working in tough conditions. I was targeted years ago, in office. They were waiting to kill him, they weren't warning shots. He had fixed his time according to Iftaar, terrorists fired at him with an aim to kill him. Nobody knows when journalist might be attacked," says NDTV's Zaffar Iqbal.
