5 Jawans Injured in Grenade Attack by Militants in Srinagar

Image used for representational purposes.

(Photo: PTI)

Five security forces personnel were injured in a grenade attack by suspected militants in the Nowhatta area of the city in Srinagar on Wednesday, 29 April, police said.

Militants hurled a grenade on a security forces' party around 9.25 pm at main chowk Nowhatta in the old city area, a police spokesman said.

He said five security forces personnel, including a Jammu and Kashmir policeman, were injured in the explosion.

All the injured were shifted to a hospital, the spokesman said.

He said a case under relevant sections of law has been registered and investigation taken up.