The Rajya Sabha MP said he and Masood had regularly exchanged notes and demanded that those behind the murder be "booked and hanged."
"I think that the whole thing got politicised. We stand by the family of Shehla and every right thinking Indian will stand by them," he said, adding, "Whatever information we have, we will be providing to all the investigation agencies, because we are as much concerned to get justice for Shehla."