Javaid Ahmad Khan, a resident of Khandaypora village of the south Kashmir district, was shot dead by unidentified militants outside his house late last night.
"We have already suffered immensely because of the more than two decades long turmoil which has consumed an entire generation of youth leaving behind distressed widows and destitute," Mehbooba, also a Member of Parliament, said in a statement here.
Expressing solidarity with the bereaved families of the teacher, she prayed for the peace of the departed soul.