Rameez Parrey (30) belonged to the 73rd battalion of the BSF.
The militants, after forcing their way into the house in Parrey Mohalla, fired indiscriminately at the family.
The jawan died on the spot. Four of his family members -- his father, two brothers and an aunt -- suffered gunshot wounds, police said.
The condition of the jawan's aunt was stated to be serious, while that of the three others was stable.
Parrey served the BSF for six years.
On May 9 this year, an Army officer from Kashmir, Lieutenant Umer Fayaz, was abducted and shot dead by militants in Shopian district where he had gone to attend the wedding of a relative.
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