The attacks coincided with the opening of Srinagar's Tulip Gardens to attract tourists, many of whom had cancelled bookings after flood alert was sounded in the Valley last week.
Police said unidentified militants shot sub-inspector Ghulam Mustafa at Mujgund near Srinagar while he was travelling on a public bus. He died on his way to hospital.
Hours later, three policemen were killed when militants, dressed in Army fatigues, fired on a police party at Shopian in south Kashmir.
Reports said the cops, Mushtaq Ahmad, Nisar Ahmad and Shabir Ahmad, were unarmed and on their way to Amshipora for investigating a case.
Former militant Rafiq Ahmad Dar was critically wounded when he was shot at in Tral in south Kashmir.
No militant outfit claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Kashmir range inspector general of police Syed Javed Mujtaba Gilani said they had no specific inputs about the attacks.
He said police have vital inputs about the attacks and were working on them. "We would not be disclosing such inputs at present but entire force is working on such leads that we have got.''
The attacks forced authorities to beef up security across the Valley.
An intelligence report forwarded to the Union home ministry said the attacks were part of Pakistan's ISI tactical ploy to focus on targeting security forces rather than civilians.
"There is clear pressure from the western countries not to hit civilians in Jammu & Kashmir. So the ISI has made a tactical shift in its strategy and plans to limit their focus to hitting the police/security forces and their installations in the state in the coming days," said a home ministry official.
Ruling People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti condemned the killings. "Violence in any form is unacceptable, and there is no place for innocent killings in a civilized society.''
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