J&K police nabs 'white-collar' terrorists; arrests could shed light on murders of Shujaat Bukhari, others

Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday nabbed five people in connection with a white-collar terror syndicate. The arrests are likely to shed light on the motives behind the murders of Shujaat Bukhari, Babar Qadri, and Satpal Nischal.

The Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday arrested five persons in connection with a white-collar terror syndicate. The arrests are likely to bring to light the motives behind the murders of journalist Shujaat Bukhari, advocate Babar Qadri, and businessman Satpal Nischal. According to the police, kashmirfight.wordpress.com was being run by a white-collar terror syndicate, whose task was to prepare a strategic hit list of government officers, journalists, social activists, lawyers and political functionaries. These individuals were targeted for 'harming' the overarching objectives of sustaining Pakistan-supported terror groups.