Killer of Indian female author arrested by Afghan police According to local authorities in eastern Paktika province of Afghanistan, Afghan security forces have arrested the suspected murderer of an Indian female author, Sushmita Banerjee. Provincial governor for eastern Paktika province of Afghanistan confirmed that the killer of Sushmita Banerjee was arrested by security forces in this province. Police officials of Paktika province said the detained militant has confessed during initial investigations that Sushmita Banerjee was shot dead by him after receiving instructions from Taliban group. This comes as Taliban militants group in Afghanistan earlier this month denied the group’s involvement behind the abduction and assassination of the Indian female author. A spokesman for the Taliban group, Zabiullah Mujahid said, “We reject claims that mujahideen were involved in the killing of the Indian woman. It is a propaganda by government officials to defame the mujahideen.” Sushmita Banerjee, the 49-year-old writer was shot dead by militants earlier this month after she was dragged out of her husband’s house in eastern Paktika province. The author became famous with her 1995 book, “A Kabuliwala’s Bengali Wife.” She was married to Afghan businessman, Jaanbaz Khan, wrote about her life in Afghanistan and how she had fled from the Taliban’s oppressive rule. Banerjee had recently moved to Paktika province to live with her husband, and was a health worker who helped women in an area that had very few female health professionals, police said.
Posted on: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 07:41:49 +0000
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