Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Gani Dar was shot dead by suspected militants at Pingleena area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday.
Dar, an advocate by profession, was referred to SMHS Hospital but succumbed to injuries.
The PDP leader was shot at three times from a close range with an AK assault rifle, he said, adding two bullets hit him in the chest and one in the shoulder.
The attack came just hours after Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and emphasized the need for dialogue to resolve the Kashmir crisis.
No militants outfit has claimed responsibility for the killing so far.
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This is second political killing in south Kashmir in a week.
On April 17, militants had shot dead a former public prosecutor affiliated with opposition National Conference in Shopian district.
