Eight injured in attack on CRPF bunker in Srinagar

An eight-year-old boy and a CRPF sub-inspector were among the injured.

November 29, 2014 03:18 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 01:57 am IST - Srinagar

Eight persons, one a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) sub-inspector, were injured when suspected militants tossed a grenade at a CRPF bunker at Lal Chowk here on Saturday. This is the first terror attack here during the Assembly election.

“The police are searching for the culprits and no arrests have been made so far,” Inspector-General of Police, Kashmir, A.G. Mir told The Hindu . The police said the grenade was hurled at the CRPF camp near Palladium Cinema, but missed its mark and fell on the street, injuring civilians.

The injured, among them a child and a woman, were taken to hospital, and hospital authorities said their condition was stable. The police said the injured sub-inspector was out of danger.

People who heard the huge blast and saw injured people running, however, said they did not see the grenade being lobbed. The police and the CRPF cordoned off the area and started a search. “We have a lot of deployment in Srinagar already and we won't be increasing the security presence further,” a senior police official said.

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