A 35-year-old woman was shot dead by terrorists in Chadoora area of Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district on Wednesday night while her 10-year-old nephew got injured in the firing.
The deceased has been identified as Amreen Bhat, a TV artist. News agency ANI quoted police officials as saying that the attack was conducted by three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists.
"Terrorists fired upon one Amreen Bhat at her residence in Chadoora, Budgam today. She was shifted to a hospital where doctors declared her dead. Her 10-year-old nephew also received a bullet injury on his arm," police said.
Farhan Zubair, her nephew, was also injured in the firing. Security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a hunt to nab the assailants.
The attack came a day after a policeman was shot dead and his 7-year-old daughter injured as terrorists attacked them outside their house in Srinagar.