The stone pelters apparently targeted the SUV as they thought it was an official vehicle.
Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Sajid Ahmad Gilkar was killed in an encounter on Wednesday.
An engineering student was hit by a tear smoke shell fired by the police to disperse a stone-pelting mob near his residence.
After a spell of relative calm, Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a spate of killings of innocent civilians last month, triggering apprehensions of an intense cycle of violence and turmoil in the region.
The incoming facility on prepaid connections has also been restored, but the outgoing calls are barred.
Mobile services were partially restored in the Valley which has been rocked by violence since July 8.
Hundreds others were wounded many of whom received bullet and pellet injuries and are undergoing treatment in various hospitals.
'It should be of concern that some youth in Kashmir have started raising Daesh flags along with those of Pakistan.'
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