Cop, civilian injured in grenade attack in Srinagar
Srinagar: Two persons, including an off-duty cop, were injured when militants hurled a grenade at a paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force bunker in Eidgah area of the city here on Wednesday evening, police said.
“At about 6.40 pm, terrorists hurled a grenade upon the bunker of 161 Bn CRPF located at Aali Masjid Eidgah area of district Srinagar which exploded on the roadside,” a police officer said.
He said a civilian named Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, 41, son of Ghulam Nabi Bhat, a resident of Hawal Srinagar, and a Police Constable Sajad Ahmad Bhat, resident of Narwara Eidgah, were injured in the explosion.
The Constable is presently on leave, he said.
Both the injured were immediately removed to Sri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital for treatment where their condition is stated to be stable.
When contacted Medical Superintendent SMHS Hospital, Dr Kanwaljeet Singh said that two persons were brought to the hospital this evening for treatment, and both are stable.
The civilian as per doctors has suffered splinter injury in the left side of his face while the cop sustained injury in his left foot.
A joint team of police and paramilitary forces cordoned off the entire area immediately after the blast to nab the attackers. Search operation was on when reports last came in.
