Shujaat Bukhari

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Shujaat Bukhari

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On 28 June 2018, Police released the list of four suspects namely [[Sheikh Sajjad Gul]] (based in Pakistan), Azad Ahmed Malik, Muzafar Ahmad Bhat and Naveed Jutt. They also stated that the plan to assassinate Bhukhari was hatched in Pakistan.{{cite news |title=Shujaat Bukhari's Murder A Pak-Based Conspiracy, Say Police |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/shujaat-bukharis-murder-a-pak-based-conspiracy-say-j-k-police-1874771 |accessdate=28 June 2018 |work=NDTV |date=28 June 2018 |editor1-first=Anindita |editor1-last=Sanyal}}
On 28 June 2018, Police released the list of four suspects namely [[Sheikh Sajjad Gul]] (based in Pakistan), Azad Ahmed Malik, Muzafar Ahmad Bhat and Naveed Jutt. They also stated that the plan to assassinate Bhukhari was hatched in Pakistan.{{cite news |title=Shujaat Bukhari's Murder A Pak-Based Conspiracy, Say Police |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/shujaat-bukharis-murder-a-pak-based-conspiracy-say-j-k-police-1874771 |accessdate=28 June 2018 |work=NDTV |date=28 June 2018 |editor1-first=Anindita |editor1-last=Sanyal}}


Naveed Jutt, the prime suspect in the assassination and a Pakistani national, was photographed on a motorcycle by CCTV cameras.{{cite news |url=https://freepresskashmir.com/2018/06/15/police-seek-help-to-identify-murder-suspects-of-shujaat-bukhari-who-vanished-despite-security/ |title=Police seek help to identify murder suspects of Shujaat Bukhari who vanished despite security |date=15 June 2018 |work=[[Free Press Kashmir]]}} Jutt was killed in an encounter by security forces on 28 November 2018, in the Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.{{Cite web|url=https://freepresskashmir.com/2018/11/28/prime-suspect-of-shujaat-bukharis-assassination-naveed-jatt-killed-says-dgp-will-approach-pak-to-take-his-body/|title=Prime suspect of Shujaat Bukhari's assassination Naveed Jatt killed, says DGP, will approach Pak to take his body|date=2018-11-28|website=Free Press Kashmir|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-01-01}}
Naveed Jutt, the prime suspect in the assassination and a Pakistani national, was photographed on a motorcycle by CCTV cameras.{{cite news |url=https://freepresskashmir.com/2018/06/15/police-seek-help-to-identify-murder-suspects-of-shujaat-bukhari-who-vanished-despite-security/ |title=Police seek help to identify murder suspects of Shujaat Bukhari who vanished despite security |date=15 June 2018 |work=[[Free Press Kashmir]]}} Jutt was killed in an encounter by security forces on 28 November 2018, in the [[Budgam district]], Jammu and Kashmir.{{Cite web|url=https://freepresskashmir.com/2018/11/28/prime-suspect-of-shujaat-bukharis-assassination-naveed-jatt-killed-says-dgp-will-approach-pak-to-take-his-body/|title=Prime suspect of Shujaat Bukhari's assassination Naveed Jatt killed, says DGP, will approach Pak to take his body|date=2018-11-28|website=Free Press Kashmir|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-01-01}}


Azad Ahmad Malik, along with 5 other terrorists was killed in an encounter on 23 November.{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/six-militants-killed-in-jk-encounter/article62023176.ece/|title=Shujaat Bukhari murder suspect among six militants killed in Kashmir|work=The Hindu|date=23 November 2018}}
Azad Ahmad Malik, along with 5 other terrorists was killed in an encounter on 23 November.{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/six-militants-killed-in-jk-encounter/article62023176.ece/|title=Shujaat Bukhari murder suspect among six militants killed in Kashmir|work=The Hindu|date=23 November 2018}}
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[[Reporters Without Borders]] was quoted saying that Shujaat Bukhari escaped a murder attempt by armed men in June 2006, at which time Bukhari had told Reporters Without Borders, "It is virtually impossible to know who are our enemies and who are our friends."{{Cite news|url=https://globalvoices.org/2018/06/15/kashmiri-journalist-shujaat-bukhari-shot-dead/|title=Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari shot dead · Global Voices|date=2018-06-15|work=Global Voices|access-date=2018-06-17|language=en}}
[[Reporters Without Borders]] was quoted saying that Shujaat Bukhari escaped a murder attempt by armed men in June 2006, at which time Bukhari had told Reporters Without Borders, "It is virtually impossible to know who are our enemies and who are our friends."{{Cite news|url=https://globalvoices.org/2018/06/15/kashmiri-journalist-shujaat-bukhari-shot-dead/|title=Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari shot dead · Global Voices|date=2018-06-15|work=Global Voices|access-date=2018-06-17|language=en}}


On 19 June 2018, after a two-day holiday on the eve of the Eid festival, major newspapers in Jammu and Kashmir "for the first time in decades" protested the killing of the journalist by leaving their editorial sections blank.{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/shujaat-bukhari-murder-kashmir-newspapers-carry-blank-editorial-to-protest-killing-5223724/|title=Shujaat Bukhari murder: Kashmir newspapers carry blank editorial to protest killing|date=2018-06-19|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en-US}} Newspapers which joined this protest were ''Greater Kashmir'', ''Kashmir Reader'', ''Kashmir Observer'', ''Rising Kashmir'' which had been edited by Bukhari till his killing, and Urdu newspapers including the ''Tamleel Irshad''.
On 19 June 2018, after a two-day holiday on the eve of the Eid festival, major newspapers in Jammu and Kashmir "for the first time in decades" protested the killing of the journalist by leaving their editorial sections blank.{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/shujaat-bukhari-murder-kashmir-newspapers-carry-blank-editorial-to-protest-killing-5223724/|title=Shujaat Bukhari murder: Kashmir newspapers carry blank editorial to protest killing|date=2018-06-19|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en-US}} Newspapers which joined this protest were ''Greater Kashmir'', ''Kashmir Reader'', ''Kashmir Observer'', ''Rising Kashmir'' which had been edited by Bukhari till his killing, and [[Urdu]] newspapers including the ''Tamleel Irshad''.


News-agency Press Trust of India reported that separatist leaders had called for a complete shutdown in Kashmir on 21 June 2018 to protest against the killing of Bukhari and civilians gunned down by security forces over recent days.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/separatists-call-for-kashmir-shutdown-against-shujaat-bukhari-civilian-killings/articleshow/64653951.cms|title=Separatists call for Kashmir shutdown against Shujaat Bukhari, civilian killings - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-20}}
News-agency [[Press Trust of India]] reported that separatist leaders had called for a complete shutdown in Kashmir on 21 June 2018 to protest against the killing of Bukhari and civilians gunned down by security forces over recent days.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/separatists-call-for-kashmir-shutdown-against-shujaat-bukhari-civilian-killings/articleshow/64653951.cms|title=Separatists call for Kashmir shutdown against Shujaat Bukhari, civilian killings - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-20}}


The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], India's ruling party at the federal level, which was sharing power with the local [[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party|PDP]] in Jammu & Kashmir, withdrew support to the latter and cited the killing of Bukhari as one of the reasons. Incidentally, editor Bukhari's brother Syed Basharat Bukhari was the horticulture minister in the PDP-BJP former government headed by [[Mehbooba Mufti]], which collapsed on 19 June 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-pulls-out-of-alliance-with-pdp-in-jammu-and-kashmir/articleshow/64646733.cms|title=Mehbooba Mufti resigns after BJP pulls out of alliance with PDP in Jammu and Kashmir - Times of India ►|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/media/shujaat-bukhari-rising-kashmir-shot|title=Shujaat Bukhari, Editor of 'Rising Kashmir', Shot Dead in Srinagar|website=The Wire|access-date=2018-06-20}}
The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], India's ruling party at the federal level, which was sharing power with the local [[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party|PDP]] in Jammu & Kashmir, withdrew support to the latter and cited the killing of Bukhari as one of the reasons. Incidentally, editor Bukhari's brother Syed Basharat Bukhari was the horticulture minister in the PDP-BJP former government headed by [[Mehbooba Mufti]], which collapsed on 19 June 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-pulls-out-of-alliance-with-pdp-in-jammu-and-kashmir/articleshow/64646733.cms|title=Mehbooba Mufti resigns after BJP pulls out of alliance with PDP in Jammu and Kashmir - Times of India ►|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/media/shujaat-bukhari-rising-kashmir-shot|title=Shujaat Bukhari, Editor of 'Rising Kashmir', Shot Dead in Srinagar|website=The Wire|access-date=2018-06-20}}
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