Lashkar denies murder charge of Shujaat Bukhari, says attempt to defame outfit

After being accused in the murder of eminent journalist and editor-in-chief of ‘The Rising Kashmir’ Shujaat Bukhari on June 14 in Kashmir, the Lashkar-e-Toiba had denied its cadre involvement in this crime on Wednesday. The terror outfit had also said that they are being defamed and fully co-operate with the investigative team, adding that they will accept the findings too.

Stating the demand for an independent investigation in the murder of Bukhari, LeT chief Mahmood Shah said in an email to the media persons, “We would like to call their (Indian Army’s) bluff. If Indian forces are truly convinced that this heinous crime was committed by mujahideen (LeT militants), then they should have no objection to an independent investigation of this murder by a neutral country such as China or Russia.”

Claiming to have identified the murderers of Bukhari, the Jammu and Kashmir Police police officials had stated that among the suspected accused, one belongs to Lashker-e-Taiba terrorist named as Naveed Jatt, who is a Pakistani national. Adding that other two are locals and have been identified.

The Rising Kashmir’s editor-in-chief Bhukari was murdered by three motorcycle-borne miscreants outside his office at the press enclave on June 14, while he was on his way to attend an iftar party.  Along with Bukhari, two of his PSOs were killed. Soon after the incident, police had released CCTV grabs of the attackers.

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