Two grenade attacks rock Kashmir again

Even as the Ramzan ceasefire is in effect, two grenade incidents rattled south Kashmir's Shopian and Pulwama districts on Monday and injured 23 people, including four CRPF and four policemen.

The first incident occurred in the afternoon at the Batpora Chowk in Shopian. "Around 12 civilians are reportedly injured. A young girl has suffered critical injuries in this explosion while four policemen also sustained injuries," said a police spokesman. The injured were shifted to nearby hospital and the police has initiated investigation in the matter.

"It is a cowardly act. The area was bustling with activities when militants lobbed the grenade on the civilian population," said Shailendra Mishra, senior superintendent of police, Shopian.

Later in the evening, militants surfaced at Tahab area of Pulwama and lobbed a grenade at a CRPF party. Seven people, including four CRPF men, were injured in this incident.

Senior SP, Pulwama, Mohommad Aslam said, "They have suffered minor injuries and all of them are stable."

With this, the number of grenade explosions in the valley over the last four days has risen to 11.