Srinagar, May 29 (KNS): Militants on Monday late evening shot dead a civilian near Janlaat Mandi area of south Kashmir's Anantnag distric, police said. 

Kashmir zone police, in a Tweet, as per Kashmir News Service (KNS) informed that militants opened fire at a civilian from Udhampur, who was working at a private circus mela at an amusement park in Anantnag. 

Police said that he was immediately taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. 

"Terrorists fired upon one civilian namely Deepu R/O Udhampur working at private circus mela at amusement park near Janglaat Mandi in #Anantnag. He was taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Case registered, #investigation going on," police tweeted. (KNS)