Srinagar: Adding to the prevailing tense condition in the valley, a grenade explosion in a police station in the old city area of this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital injured at least 13 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) today evening.
A Srinagar police officer told IANS that agitated protesters were pelting stones at Nowhatta police station area.
"When the security forces were busy trying to quell the agitating mob, militants in the mob hurled a grenade which exploded inside the police station injuring 13 CRPF troopers. The injured are being shifted to hospital for treatment."
The officer said reinforcements had been rushed to the area.
The state is already in an intense situation the death of Hizbul Mujahideen leader Burhan Wani, who was killed by security forces on Friday. Post that, the valley erupted in protest and violence in which 23 people have died and over 200 injured.
