12 civilians injured in grenade blast near TRC in Srinagar

Srinagar, Nov 03: At least 12 civilians were injured in a grenade blast near the Tourism Reception Centre (TRC) in Srinagar on Sunday.

Sources said the grenade was lobbed outside the TRC playground, which left at least 12 civilians injured.

The blast took place at a time when the area was witnessing a huge rush of shoppers for the weekly ‘Sunday market’.

"All the injured have been rushed to the SMHS hospital for treatment," said an official.

He said, apparently the attackers missed the target as the grenade got lobbed in the busy market, leaving many civilians injured.

Reinforcements have been sent to the spot even as the parameters have been cordoned off, he said.

"Efforts are on to nab the attackers," said the official.

The doctors at Srinagar's tertiary care SMHS told GK that all injured are stable.

The injured have been identified as Misba (17), D/o Mohammad Amin Tantry, R/o Nowgam; Azaan Kaloo (17), S/o Javaid Ahmad Kaloo, R/o Noorbagh; Habibullah Rather (50), S/o Abdul Jabbar, R/o Kaloosa, Bandipora; Altaf Ahmad Seer (21), S/o Abdul Rashid, R/o Amshipora, Shopian; Faizal Ahmad (16), S/o Fayaz Ahmad Beig, R/o Khaniyar; Umer Farooq S/o Farooq Ahmad Bhat, R/o Pattan, with a left-hand injury; Faizan Mushtaq (20), S/o Mushtaq Ahmad Sofi, R/o Pampore; Zahid (19), S/o Gulzar Ahmad Wani, R/o Checkpora Kalan, Nowgam; Ghulam Muhammad Sofi (55), S/o Ghulam Ahmad, R/o Chattabal; and Sumaiya Jan(45), W/o Zubair Ahmad Lone, R/o Naidkadal, Sumbal.

The grenade attack comes a day after a terrorist was killed and four security personnel injured in a gunfight in the Khanyar locality of Srinagar.

In a post on X, the Srinagar Police wrote: "Today at about 1410 hours, terrorists lobbed a hand grenade at a security force deployment near crowded Sunday Market of Srinagar. The grenade exploded within the crowd, injuring 12 civilians, one among them a lady who sustained serious injuries. Police has taken cognizance of this act of terror and is committed to ensuring that the perpetrators are brought to justice. Case FIR No. 66/2024 under sections of 16 UAP Act, 109, 115(2) BNS and 3/4 of Explosives Substances Act has been registered in Police Station Kothibagh and investigation has been set into motion."