SRINAGAR: A woman was shot dead by suspected terrorists of the Hizbul Mujahideen in Jammu and Kashmir 's Pulwama district on Friday, police said.

Shameema Bano, a resident of Quil, was shot in the Drubgam area of Pulwama, an official said.

He said the woman was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared her dead.

A police spokesman said banned terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen was behind the killing of the woman.

