SRINAGAR: Terrorists hurled a grenade at a police and CRPF team patrolling the Saraf Kadal neighbourhood of central Kashmir’s
Srinagar district on Sunday evening, leaving a cop and a civilian injured.
Constable Mehraj Ahmad from the Fateh Kadal police post in Srinagar and Sartaj Ahmed Bhat, a 27-year-old resident of Saraf Kadal, suffered multiple chest and leg injuries in the explosion.
Both were taken to the state-run SMHS Hospital, where medical Superintendent Dr Kanwaljeet Singh described their condition as serious but stable.
A police officer said all potential exits had been sealed and security forces were scouring the area for the terrorists.
"What we know is that more than one terrorist was involved in the attack. They hurled the grenade in the direction of the patrol party, comprising the police and CRPF's 23 Battalion, and bolted," the officer said. “The civilian was walking past the security personnel when the grenade exploded near him.”
Initial reports had suggested nobody was injured in the terror attack, one of several targeting security forces across J&K over the past couple of months.