Jammu & Kashmir: Burqa-Clad Woman Hurls Petrol Bomb At CRPF Camp In Sopore — Watch

Kashmir Police immediately cordoned off and a manhunt was launched to nab the attacker. Security officials scanned CCTV footage to identify the attacker.

Security officials informed that a massive search operation is underway to locate the attacker. (Image: ANI)

Srinagar: A burqa-clad woman hurled a petrol bomb at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Jammu & Kashmir's Sopore town on Tuesday evening. The entire incident was captured by CCTV cameras installed near the camp. 

The camera footage shows a woman donning a burqa walking past as she stops to take out the explosive device from her bag and throwing it at the police bunker. 

As the woman attacks the camp, pedestrians and two-wheelers passing by the road run away. Thereafter, she can be seen running away from the spot.

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#WATCH Bomb hurled at CRPF bunker by a burqa-clad woman in Sopore yesterday#Jammu&Kashmir

(Video source: CRPF) pic.twitter.com/Pbqtpcu2HY

— ANI (@ANI) March 30, 2022

According to reports, a policeman and a CRPF personnel were injured in the attack.

Kashmir Police immediately cordoned off and a manhunt was launched to nab the attacker. Security officials scanned CCTV footage to identify the attacker.

Later in the day, Police said that the woman has been identified but she is yet to be taken into custody.

Security officials informed that a massive search operation is underway to locate the attacker.

"The woman who hurled a bomb at the CRPF bunker in Sopore yesterday has been identified. She will be arrested soon," IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar told news agency PTI.

A similar incident took place in the Valley earlier this month when terrorists had hurled a grenade at Babapora camp of CRPF in which one soldier was injured. Three people involved in the terror crime were arrested.