Shujaat Bukhari's killing, suspects pics & reactions: Kashmir on the edge

Shujaat Bukhari started his career as a young reporter with Kashmir Times and moved to The Hindu in the 1990s. Later, he established his own English daily Rising Kashmir

Senior journalist and Editor-in-Chief of English daily "Rising Kashmir", Shujaat Bhukhari was on Thursday shot dead by militants outside his office in Srinagar around 7:15 pm, the iftar time, police said.

Bukhari was attacked by terrorists when he was boarding his car at the Press Enclave.

"Three motorcycle-borne militants came and fired at Bukhari and his guards. Bukhari and one guard were killed and another security guard critically injured," State police chief S P Vaid said. 

One of the personal security officers (PSO) guarding him was also killed and another policeman and a civilian were seriously injured, reported media.