CRPF jawan hurt in grenade attack outside SBI in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama

Jammu and Kashmir police and CRPF personnel have launched searches in the area to nab the attackers.
A file photo of Indian soldiers taking position during an encounter with militants (Photo | PTI)
A file photo of Indian soldiers taking position during an encounter with militants (Photo | PTI)

SRINAGAR: A security force personnel was injured in a grenade attack by militants in Pulwama town in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said here.

The militants threw a grenade at security force personnel posted on law and order duty near a SBI branch in Pulwama town this afternoon, a police official said.

He said a jawan suffered minor injuries due to the grenade blast.

The area has been cordoned off and a hunt launched for the militants.

Further details are awaited.

(With online desk inputs)

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