The gunmen entered the house of Bashir Ahmad Dar at Qasbayar in Pulwama district last night and fired at him and his cousin Altaf Ahmad Dar, leaving them injured, a police official said.
He said the injured were rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared Bashir dead.
Altaf is undergoing treatment, the official said, adding police have registered a case and a probe has been launched into the matter.
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