Four CRPF men, cop, civilian injured in Khanabal grenade blast

Srinagar: Six persons including four paramilitary troopers, a policeman and a civilian sustained splinter injuries after militants hurled a grenade on a CRPF vehicle at Khanabal area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday.

Official sources told GNS that suspected militants lobbed a grenade on the vehicle. In the incident, four CRPF men, cop and a civilian were injured, they said.

The injured were identified as Ravinder Singh s/o Dilip Singh, Mohammad Siraj s/o Mohammad Gulshan Khan, Veer Singh s/o Asfer Singh, policeman Abdul Majeed s/o Mohammad Ramzan from Lassipora and civilian Abdul Rasheed s/o Ghulam Mohammad.

All the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

A police officer while confirming the incident told GNS that they have launched investigations and have started searches to nab the assailants. (With GNS Inputs)