J&K: Civilian Killed, Three Others Wounded In Grenade Attack On Wine Shop

The terrorists threw the grenade into the wine shop on Court Road at 8.30 p.m., injuring four persons, according to authorities.

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New Delhi: Terrorists tossed a grenade at a newly established wine shop in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla area on Tuesday, killing one and injuring three others, according to officials, news agency PTI reported. The terrorists threw the grenade into the wine shop on Court Road at 8.30 p.m., injuring four persons, according to authorities.

According to them, the injured were sent to a local hospital for treatment, where one of them died.

Taking to Twitter, Kashmir Police said, "Terrorists lobbed hand grenade inside a newly opened wine shop in Baramulla. O4 employees got injured. One among them succumbed to his injuries. All are from Jammu division. Area cordoned and search started to nab culprits."

Terrorists lobbed hand grenade inside a newly opened wine shop in Baramulla. O4 employees got injured. One among them succumbed to his injuries. All are from Jammu division. Area cordoned and search started to nab culprits.@JmuKmrPolice @BaramullaPolice

— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) May 17, 2022

According to a police official, all four were workers of the store and were from the Jammu division.

According to the Hindustan Times, the incident took place in the district's Deewan Bagh region, which is considered a high-security zone.

Special Police Officer Shot By Terrorists In Pulwama Succumbs To His Injuries

Terrorists on Friday shot at and injured a Special Police Officer at Gudoora village in Jammu & Kashmir's Pulwama district. The victim has been identified as SPO Riyaz Ahmad Thoker.

He was rushed to a hospital in Pulwama where he succumbed to his injuries, the police said.

This incident comes after two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists shot dead a Kashmiri Pandit employee in a crowded government office in Budgam district in central Kashmir on Thursday, a targeted killing that drew strong condemnation from political parties and employees' association.

(With PTI Inputs)