Sheikh Abdul Aziz, a former militant turned moderate political leader was killed while taking part in a protest march close to the Line of Control in Uri.
Aziz, 52, was a prominent member of Hurriyat Conference.
He earlier headed the militant group Al Jehad.
Aziz, who had been jailed on several occasions for demanding accession of Kashmir to Pakistan, is the third prominent separatist leader to have been killed since the eruption of the armed resistance in 1989.
Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq was killed on May 21, 1990 while Peoples Conference (PC) founder, Abdul Gani Lone were killed on May 21, 2002.
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