Grenade event in Jammu & Kashmir, Srinagar District area, India on Tue 10th August 2021

At least ten civilians including two women were injured in a grenade explosion, which was lobbed by militantstowards 40 Battalion of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) near Hanuman Mandir  at Hari Singh High Street area of Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 10, reports Daily Excelsior. The militants lobbed a grenade towards Bunker of SSB, which however missed the target and instead exploded on road resulting in minor injuries to civilians. They were shifted to Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital for treatment. Following the grenade attack, all the entry and exit points in and around Lal Chowk area in Srinagar were sealed and all the checkpoints across the Srinagar city were activated. During the intensive checking, Police arrested an individual identified as Adil Farooq Bhat, a journalist and recovered two grenades from his bag near Makkah Market Partap Park in Srinagar District on August 10. Earlier Adil Farooq was arrested in February, 2019 for his involvement in providing logistics as well as other support to the active terrorists, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar.