Kulgam, Feb. 3 -- An ex-serviceman was shot dead by terrorists in Behibagh area of south Kashmir's Kulgam on Monday, Army said.

The ex-serviceman Manzoor Ahmad Wagay (39) was killed while his wife Aaina Akhtar (32) and niece Saina Hameed (13) were also injured in the incident.

A Joint Cordon & Search Operation has been launched at Behibagh, the Army said.

"In a cold blooded incident at Behibagh, Wuzur, Kulgam three innocent citizens Manzoor Ahmed Waghey (Ex Serviceman, 39), wife Mrs Aaina Akhtar (32) and niece Miss Saina Hameed (13) were shot at by terrorists. Manzoor succumbed to his injuries, while the others have been evacuated to District Hospital Anantnag," the Chinar Corps of Indian Army said in a post on X.

"The cowardly act of...