Militant make abortive bid to target police, CRPF in Pulwama

PULWAMA — Militants on Friday made an abortive bid to target a joint Police and CRPF post by hurling grenade in Kakapora area of Pulwama district in south Kashmir, officials said.

Official sources said that the militants hurled a grenade at a joint Police and CRPF post outside Higher Secondary School Kakapora Pulwama. The device missed the target and exploded nearby, without causing any damage to life or property, they said.

A senior police officer confirmed the grenade explosion and said that no damage was done. He said that the area was immediately cordon off.

The attack comes a day after a policeman was killed and another was injured when militants attacked a joint naka of CRPF and police near Prichoo area of Pulwama.