A video of a young woman being shot dead at point blank range has surfaced on social media in Kashmir, police said Friday.

The woman in the short video clip can be seen pleading for mercy with folded hands but a man shoots her twice from point blank range, they said.

Police said they have taken cognisance of the video and are ascertaining the details.

The deceased was identified as Ishrat Muneer Bhat of Dangerpora Pulwama, reported news agency GNS. It said the woman was abducted from her home and later shot dead at Cherbagh area of Draggad Shopian.