Mr Ashraf was posted at a police training centre in Pulwama district (Representational)
A police officer was shot dead by terrorists near his house in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag today. Police inspector Mohammad Ashraf was returning home from a mosque when he was attacked, the police said.
He was taken to a district hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead, a police officer said.
Mr Ashraf was posted at a police training centre in Pulwama district.
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