SENIOR JOURNALIST SHOT DEAD

Senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari the editor of "Rising Kashmir" was shot dead by unknown attackers in Srinagar on Thursday evening.
 

Shujaat Bhukari was attacked when he had just stepped out of his office in Press Colony in Srinagar. He was reportedly hit by multiple bullets fired at a close range. A security guard protecting the senior journalist and his driver were also shot.

The senior journalist has been accorded police protection since 2000.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah registered their anguish and regret over the unfortunate incident.