3 injured in a grenade attack in Srinagar

SRINAGAR

Suspected militants, at around 4:45 pm on Friday, hurled a grenade on security forces in Nawa Bazaar area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district.

A senior police officer told The Daily Guardian that a CRPF trooper, a JKP cop and a civilian received splinter injuries after militants lobbed grenade at the joint team of forces.

The injured have been identified as Constable Fayaz Ahmed, trooper Harish Kumar, and civilian Hazik Ali, a resident of Chanapora who runs a poultry shop.

All the injured were shifted to SMHS hospital for treatment and are in a stable condition.

Soon after the attack, the whole area was gripped in a panic and heavy deployments of police started to patrol the streets. The police deployment invited a minor incident of stone pelting, however, the protestors were dispersed shortly.

According to a police official, the area has been cordoned off in a bid to nab the perpetrators.

Peerzada Muzamil

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