SRINAGAR, June 26: A civilian was killed and three others, including a woman, sustained injuries when militants lobbed a grenade at security forces in the Barbarshah area of the city today, police said.
Militants hurled a grenade towards a joint party of the CRPF and the J-K Police at Barbarshah falling under Kralkhud police station around 6 pm, a police official said.
He said the grenade exploded on the roadside, resulting in injuries to four civilians, including a woman.
One of the injured — identified as Mudasir Ahmad — succumbed at a hospital later, the official said.
The area has been cordoned off by security forces and a manhunt launched for the assailants but no arrests were made, he said.
Meanwhile, a 47-year-old man who was allegedly beaten up by security forces in Budgam district was hospitalised in a critical condition today, officials said.
Mohammad Ramzan, a resident of Redbugh in Magam area of Budgam, was brought to SMHS hospital here in an unconscious state, the officials said.
They said his family members alleged that he was beaten up by Army personnel deployed at Aripanthan in Magam area.
Army officials said they were not aware of the incident and would comment only after gathering information from the ground. (PTI)
Follow our WhatsApp channel
