Bukhari murder case: Man held may not have link to 3 suspects
SRINAGAR ATTACK Lone man arrested in connection with senior journalist’s murder yet to provide any clues, say cops
SRINAGAR:The only man arrested in connection with the murder of senior Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari who was spotted on cameras stealing the pistol of one of the slain security guards may not be connected to the three main suspects, senior police officers familiar with the investigation said .
Zubair Qadri has been unable to provide any leads to the three motorcycle-borne men who sprayed bullets at Bukhari’s car on Thursday evening, killing him and two of his security guards, the officers said.
Qadri may not be connected to the three main suspects , a police officer said on condition of anonymity.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to trace Bukhari’s killers has not been able to find any tangible lead, said a police officer privy to discussions. “We are on it. May be the breakthrough could be achieved in the coming days,’’ he said.
SRINAGAR: The only man arrested in connection with the murder of senior Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari after being captured on cameras stealing the pistol of one of his slain security guards has not provided any clues yet and may not be connected to the three main suspects, senior police officers familiar with the investigation said .
Zubair Qadri has been unable to provide any leads to the three motorcycle-borne men who sprayed gunfire at Bukhar’s car on Thursday evening after he left his office in Srinagar before iftar, killing him and two of his security guards, the officers said.
Qadri may not be connected to the three main suspects , a police officer said on condition of anonymity. The three men appeared to have taken several precautions to conceal their identities, which suggested they were aware of the presence of cameras in the area, a second officer said, also requesting anonymity .
The special investigation team (SIT) formed to trace Bukhari’s killers held its first meeting on Saturday. A third police officer said the SIT had not been able to find any tangible lead, adding that the probe was being conducted on a ”fast-track basis.”
“We are on it. May be the breakthrough could be achieved in the coming days,’’ he said.
Bukhari, 50, who was the editor-in-chief of the Rising Kashmir newspaper, was killed in a driveby-shooting two days before Eid, plunging the Kashmir valley into mourning and sparking condemnation across the board.Chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said terrorism had “hit a new low” with the killing of Bukhari, who championed peace in the region torn by an almost three-decadeold separatist campaign.
Hours after the crime, police released two sets of pictures and asked people to identify the suspects, which they have so far not been able to do so, officers said.
Police say they have knowledge about the weapons used by the gunmen on the basis of empty bullet shells recovered from the site of the crime.
SHIV SENA SLAMS BJP
The Shiv Sena on Saturday slammed the BJP-led government at the Centre for the recent the “violence, bloodbath and series of killings” in Kashmir, including the gunning down of Shujaat Bukhari, editor of the newspaper ‘Rising Kashmir’.
In an editorial in the party’s mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, it criticised the Modi government for the unilateral ceasefire in Kashmir and said “internal security in India is becoming a joke”.
The Sena also once again took potshots at Modi over reports of an assassination plot against him. “Security has to be beefed up for the PM, but every day, the country’s security gets drenched in blood in Kashmir,” it said, asking what was the Centre doing to improve security in Kashmir.