[3][12] On 14 June, Police released CCTV footage of suspects believed to be responsible for the killing – one with his face covered in a helmet, and the other two shrouded with masks on a motorcycle – and sought help of the public to identify them.
Qadri made disclosure about the weapon taken away from the crime spot during interrogation, but being highly professional and guilty conscious he didn't disclose any clues about the conspiracy hatched with the militant ranks as he is hardened and refusing to give any information about the execution of terrorist act, Majid his friend from Bandipora who was accompanying him on the day of attack is also a former OGW, arrested 3 years ago by security forces.
[16] [17] On 28 June 2018, Police released the list of four suspects namely Sheikh Sajjad Gul (based in Pakistan), Azad Ahmed Malik, Muzafar Ahmad Bhat and Naveed Jutt.
[23] Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba was quoted as having "strongly condemned" the killing and blaming it on the "enmity" of "Indian agencies" towards every individual who is "loyal to the freedom movement".
"[25] On 19 June 2018, after a two-day holiday on the eve of the Eid festival, major newspapers in Jammu and Kashmir "for the first time in decades" protested the killing of the journalist by leaving their editorial sections blank.
News-agency Press Trust of India reported that separatist leaders had called for a complete shutdown in Kashmir on 21 June 2018 to protest against the killing of Bukhari and civilians gunned down by security forces over recent days.
[28][29] News reports said that besides Bukhari, some 18 other journalists had "been killed due to the conflict -- either directly targeted or caught in the cross-fire -- while several more have been injured.