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LeT militant Naveed Jhutt involved in Shujaat Bukhari's murder gunned down

Bukhari, a veteran journalist and editor of Rising Kashmir, was shot dead by terrorists outside his office in Srinagar in June this year

Shujaat Bukhari
Shujaat Bukhari | Source: Twitter
Press Trust of India Srinagar
Last Updated : Nov 28 2018 | 12:05 PM IST

"Most wanted" Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Naveed Jhutt, who was allegedly involved in the assassination of journalist Shujaat Bukhari, was killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district on Wednesday, officials said.

The gun battle broke out after security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Budgam in the morning following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.

The militants opened fire at the security personnel carrying out searches and the forces retaliated, he said.

Internet services in Budgam have been snapped as a precautionary measure.

Bukhari, a veteran journalist and editor of Rising Kashmir, was shot dead by terrorists outside his office in the heart of Srinagar in June this year.

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First Published: Nov 28 2018 | 11:40 AM IST

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