Hundreds bid farewell to Shujaat Bukhari as senior journalist laid to rest in ancestral village in Kashmir's Baramulla
Hundreds turn up to pay their respect to Shujaat Bukhari, editor of Rising Kashmir, who was shot dead by three unidentified men
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Shujaat Bukhaari, a senior journalist and editor-in-chief of 'Rising Kashmir' was shot to death by three unidentified men on Thursday evening. Sameer Yasir/ Firstpost
Thousands of friends and admirers came to attend the funeral, braving heavy rain to mourn a veteran journalist, who had championed peace in times of conflict and may have been killed for it. Sameer Yasir/ Firstpost
Bukhari was laid to rest at his native place, Kreeri in Baramulla district, where his ancestral graveyard is located. Meanwhile, The Rising Kashmir, which hit the stands as usual, carried its former editor-in-chief's black and white picture against a black background. The newspaper also carried the message that it would not be cowed by cowards who had snatched him from them. Sameer Yasir/Firstpost
As people assembled in hundreds to pay their respects to Bukhari, The Rising Kashmir also pulished an article that said 'We will uphold your principle of telling the truth however unpleasant it may be'. Sameer Yasir/Firstpost
The message found wide echo as crowds of tearful mourners from across the Valley followed the cortege through the streets of this sleepy hamlet in Baramulla district, a short distance from Srinagar. Amongst those who took part in the last rites of the journalist and visited his ancestral home to condole with the family were opposition leader Omar Abdullah and ministers from the PDP and the BJP. Sameer Yasir/Firstpost