Grenade attack in Srinagar; 1 dead, 24 including police personnel injured

Suspected terrorists lobbed a grenade in one of the busy squares of Srinagar at Amira Kadal Chowk which on explosion injured 25 including police personnel. Later, a 75-year-old man succumbed to injuries suffered in the attack.

Srinagar: A 75-year-old civilian died while 24 persons including one police personnel suffered injuries in a terrorist attack in the Amira Kadal area of Srinagar district.  Around 4.10 pm suspected terrorists lobbed a grenade in one of the busy squares of Srinagar at Amira Kadal Chowk. The grenade exploded in the main Chowk injuring at least 25 persons including one police personnel.

Among the injured four were critical. All were rushed to Srinagar state hospital by police and locals present at the spot in private cars and auto-rickshaws till the ambulance and police vehicles reached the spot. Later, a 75-year-old man succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

The spot where the attack happened is considered as the most sensitive area of Srinagar and till now terrorists have attacked security forces with grenades more than a dozen times at the same site.

The area is always heavily deployed with the security forces considering the sensitivity of the area. Sophisticated CCTV fitted bulletproof vehicle also remain morning to evening to guard the security personnel on duty and security bunker and hanuman temple. However, the huge rush of civilians in the area makes it an easy escape for the terrorists to flee after the attack.

DIG central Kashmir too acknowledged that it's now a new trend of terrorists to attack the busy places, however refused to accept that there were any security lapses he said we will improve the network and with help of electronic gadgets and eyewitnesses soon we will nab the attackers.