A special police officer (SPO) was shot dead by militants outside her home in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
Police said the militants shot woman SPO, Khushboo Jan, at around 2:40 pm outside her residence in Vehil, around 70 km south of Srinagar.
The injured SPO succumbed to her injuries while being taken to the hospital.
Security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a hunt for the assailants.
