Srinagar, Jun 15: Condemning the killing of senior journalist and chief editor ‘Rising Kashmir’ newspaper, Shujaat Bukhari, militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba has called it a “conspiracy to suppress the voice of indigenous freedom struggle” in Kashmir.
Quoting LeT chief Mahmood Shah, a spokesman of the outfit Dr. Abdullah Ghazanwi, in an emailed statement said: “Killing of Shujaat Bukhari is a conspiracy hatched to suppress the voice of indigenous freedom struggle. Indian agencies have enmity towards every individual who is loyal to the freedom movement. The world must pay attention to India’s vicious and ill-fated conspiracies.”
Shah, according to the statement, alleged that India “is keen to killing every individual who is vocal about the indigenous freedom struggle and India’s atrocities.”
He said that the motive behind such killings is to blame militants.
“India’s former army chiefs themselves are taking part in such conspiracies. India’s motive behind such vicious act is to blame Mujahideen for their own wrongdoings. But the freedom fighters have never targeted the civilians,” he said.
“The killing of Shujat Bukhari is also a wrongdoing of India’s secret agencies which is a highly condemnable act,” the statement said.
Bukhari and his two personal security officers (PSOs) were shot dead by unknown attackers outside his office in Srinagar on Thursday evening, sparking widespread condemnations.
