"At about 9.15 pm, a police party at Mirgund in Pattan signalled a cab to stop but two militants inside the vehicle started firing, which was retaliated," a police official said.
Geelani was heading towards Baramulla to address Friday prayers and a public meeting
The Defence Ministry had set November 30 as the deadline for vacating all hospitals and schools by the army as part of the relocation of the security forces in Kashmir valley.
Youths held protests and pelted stones at security forces at several locations in Baramulla district in north Kashmir.
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