Srinagar, Feb 9: Militants on Sunday shot dead a civilian in Tral area of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

Ghulam Nabi Mir (55), a contractor by profession, was shot at by militants outside his house at Tral Payeen around 7.30 pm, the officials said.

Mir was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival, they said.

No militant outfit has so far claimed the responsibility for the killing.

PTI