Killer of journalist Jan Mohammad Mahar shot dead in police encounter

Associated Press LIMA (AP) — A journalist in Peru’s most populous Amazonian city was shot and killed Wednesday as he headed to the radio station where he hosted a program critical of local politicians, journalists’ unions and his station said. It was the second killing of a journalist in Peru this year. Local television footage showed police collecting the body of Raúl Celis López, who was wrapped in light blue bags, and placing it in a pickup t…

Journalist Raúl Celis was killed by hitmen in Iquitos. Source: RPP Journalist Raúl Celis López, a well-known radio driver in Iquitos, was shot and killed this morning by suspected hit men, when he arrived at his work center, in the center of the capital Loretana on board a mototaxi.The crime was recorded at block 7 of Brazil Street, at the intersection with Fanning Street, moments after the press man had stopped to buy a newspaper.When the moto…

Killer of journalist Jan Mohammad Mahar shot dead in police encounter

The killer of journalist Jan Mohammad Mahar, who was murdered in Sukkur on August 14, 2023, was killed in an encounter with Shikarpur police. According to details, Sindh Interior Minister Zia Lanjar confirmed that journalist Jan Mohammad Mahar’s killer, Shero Mahar, was killed in the Shikarpur police encounter. He stated that Sindh Police brought the journalist’s killer to justice. Meanwhile, Sindh Energy Minister Nasir Hussain Shah told the med…