Jammu and Kashmir: CRPF ASI, civilian injured in militant grenade attack in Pulwama

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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) and a civilian were injured when militants hurled a hand grenade at a patrol party in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Sunday, official sources said.

They said militants lobbed a hand grenade at a patrol party of CRPF at Sumo Stand Tral in Pulwama Sunday.

An ASI, identified as Asim Ali, of 139 battalion of CRPF and a civilian Mehraj-ud-Din Sheikh received splinter injuries in the grenade blast, the sound of which was heard in the entire town, they said.

The injured were shifted to a hospital, sources said, adding a massive hunt has been launched to nab the militants responsible for the attack.