Eight policemen injured in South Kashmir grenade blast

Srinagar, Jan 19 (KNB): At least eight policemen were Friday injured after suspected militants hurled a grenade at Pulwama police station also resulting damage of several private vehicles.
Soon after the blast DIG South Kashmir tweeted that four policemen were injured, however, the toll of injured later mounted to eight. The reports reaching KNB suggest that 2 civilians were also injured in the grenade attack.



“Four Policemen received injury in the grenade blast at Pulwama.All are stated to be stable.@JmuKmrPolice,” read the tweet.
All the injured policemen were shifted to hospital where there condition is said to be stable.
The paramilitary forces and police have cordoned off the area and search operation is going on.
Pertinently, four policemen were killed on earlier this month after militants detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Gole market area of Sopore of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
The injured eight police personnel of IRP 18th Bn were identified as ASI Mohammad Shafi Chowdery resident of Rajouri, HC Ghulam Nabi Wagay resident of Khaigam Shopian, HC Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat resident of Ganderbal, HC Jagdesh Raj resident of Kathua, SgCT Bilal Ahmad Mir resident of Khansahib Budgam, SgCT Mohammad Ishaq Shah resident of Hariparigam Tral, Ct Mushtaq Ahmad resident of Gundpora Tral and Ct Farooq Ahmad Mir resident of Tral received minor injuries. The injured were shifted to District Hospital Pulwama for treatment where from two of them ASI Mohammad Shafi and HC Ghulam Nabi were shifted to 92 Base hospital Badamibagh for further treatment.