Shujaat Bukhari killing: Lashkar-e-Taiba hatched conspiracy, say police

Rising Kashmir editor Shujaat Bukhari.

Rising Kashmir editor Shujaat Bukhari.   | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives

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Four pictures of the accused were released.

The Lashkar-e-Taiba hatched a conspiracy to kill Rising Kashmir editor Shujaat Bukhari, the police said on Thursday.

The police released four pictures of the accused and termed the killing a ‘terror attack’.

“The Lashkar-e-Taiba hatched a conspiracy to kill Shujaat,” IGP (Kashmir) SP Pani said.

Mr. Bukhari was killed along with his two police guards outside his office on June 14, evoking criticism from various quarters.

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