Srinagar, Jul 6: Police today recovered the body of a policeman who was kidnapped by militants from his home in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Constable Javaid Ahmad, posted as the personal security officer to Senior Superintendent of Police Shailendra Mishra, was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from his home at Vehicle last night, a police official said. He was shot in the head, the official said.

Dar was found dead by the roadside at Sephora in the neighbouring Kulgam district, the official added. In a separate incident, a civilian was injured when militants opened fire at him in Pulwama district.

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