Srinagar: A separatist activist was shot dead by some unidentified gunmen in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, a police official said.

Molvi Tariq Ahmad Ganaie, an activist of the Hurriyat Conference, was shot at and injured by the gunmen.

Ganaie was rushed to a hospital, where he succumbed to injuries, the official added. (Agencies)