CRPF officer injured in Srinagar grenade attack

A CRPF officer was injured after militants hurled a grenade towards a bunker of the paramilitary force in the Eidgah area of Srinagar Saturday.

A police official said that militants lobbed a grenade at a bunker of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) which exploded with a loud bang on road side.

In the incident, a sub-inspector of the CRPF received minor splinter injuries. The injured officer was identified as Parvez Rana of 161 Battalion. He was shifted to nearby SMHS hospital, where his condition is stated to be stable.

Reports said immediately after the attack the area was cordoned off by the police and security forces and the manhunt was launched to nab the attackers.

The attacks comes just two days ahead of Independence Day.