JK police head constable Ali Mohammad was fired upon by militants at around 5.35 pm near his residence at Hasanpora in the Bijbehara area of Anantnag, a police official said. 

He said Mohammad was shifted to a hospital in critical condition where he succumbed to the injuries. 

The area has been cordoned off and a hunt launched to nab the assailants, the official said. -- ANI