7 forces men, 4 civilians injured in Srinagar grenade blast

Srinagar, Feb 10: A Sub Inspector of CRPF along with six forces personnel and four civilians were injured after suspected militants lobbed a grenade on police party near Paladium Cinema in Lal chowk area of Srinagar district on Sunday evening.

Reports reaching said that some unknown persons hurled a grenade on police party near Paladium.

In the blast four policemen, three CRPF men and four civilians including a woman suffered splinter injuries.

SSP Srinagar Imtiyaz Ismail Parray also confirmed the grenade attack.

The injured policemen were identified as Ashiq Ahmed, Abid Ahmed , Muhammad Shafi, and Nasir Ahmed while as CRPF men were identified as Sub Inspector R. Muniswami of CRPF 132 bn, Constable Vishal of 132 bn CRPF and constable Davindar of 132 bn CRPF.

The injured civilians were identified as Humaira wife of Sajad Ahmed Baba of Harwan, Abdul Qayoom of Mandibal Nowshera, Taliba Gulsan wife of Iftkhiar Ahmed of Dalgate and Shadab Shah resident of Nishat.

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