Perpetrators killed a local Hindu man and injured his brother on Tuesday. Police blamed militants fighting against Indian rule in disputed Kashmir.
The militants opened fire on his two brothers, who belong to his Hindu minority community in Kashmir, inside an apple orchard in the southern Chopian district, according to police.
Two were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds and one died, police said in a statement.
Reinforcement soldiers and police cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to find the attackers.
Kashmir has seen a spate of targeted killings in recent months. Several Hindus were killed, including migrant workers from Indian states. Police say the killings, including Muslim village council members, police officers and civilians, were carried out by anti-Indian rebels.
Across the region, critics have likened it to militaristic policies amid dissent and crackdowns on press freedom.
Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan, both claiming its entirety. I have fought with Most Muslim Kashmiris support the rebels' goal of uniting the territory either under Pakistani rule or as an independent country.
India claims Kashmir militants are Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. Pakistan denies the accusation and most Kashmiris see it as a legitimate freedom struggle. Tens of thousands of civilians, rebels and government forces have been killed in the conflict.
Kashmir's Hindu minority, known locally as the Pandits, have long struggled with their place in the disputed territory. Most of them, an estimated 200,000, fled Kashmir in the 1990s when armed rebellion against Indian rule began. About 4,000 of them have returned since 2010 as part of government resettlement programs to provide jobs and housing.
But recent killings have increased their fears.
In May hundreds of people organized simultaneous street protests for the first time in the region after a Hindu revenue clerk was killed, prompting the government to move them to a safer place. requested.
