Police sources said that the militants fired on the residential house of one Khazir Mohammad Naikoo.
In the incident, two people, identified as Nazir Ahmad Naikoo - son of Khazir Mohammad - and his cousin, student Shabir Ahmad, suffered critical injuries, sources said.
The duo was immediately shifted to Sub District Hospital-Sopore where Nazir Ahmad Naikoo, a contractor by profession, succumbed to his injuries.
Meanwhile, injured Shabir Ahmad was referred to SKIMS Soura in a critical condition.
Soon after the incident, a joint team of security forces cordoned off the whole area and launched a search operation to nab the assailants.
Meanwhile, the police said that the deceased's father was a Block President of Congress party.
The police have registered a case and started investigations.
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
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