RAJOURI: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said that 67 persons have been detained for questioning in connection with the killing of a government employee in Shahadra area of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.

A police spokesman said that a case under relevant sections of law has been registered in PS Thanamandi and investigation is going on in connection with incident of firing and killing of Mohd Razaq, a Govt employee, in Kunda Shahdra area of Rajouri.

"A breakthrough achieved in initial investigation with respect to identification of one of the attacker, a foreign Terrorist with code name ‘Abu Hamza', has already been shared alongwith photograph of identification," he said.

"Till now, 67 suspected persons have been detained for questioning post this incident."

He requested the media houses to refrain from publishing anything related to this case without confirmation from the investigation agency.

"Investigation of this case is going on and detentions, questioning is a routine process during investigation of any case," he said.

"Anything related to the investigation and jumping the line of secrecy without confirmation can draw legal action."