According to reports, suspects shot him from point blank range when he was leaving his home for duties.
The policeman was identified as selection grade constable Khurshid Ahmad Ganai and was posted at District Police Lines Pulwama.
The Kashmir Valley has been witnessing massive unrest since the death of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani last month.
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
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