J&K: Police Dismiss Report Of Grenade Attack In Srinagar As ‘Rumour’, Say No Such Incident Took Place

In a separate incident, militants on Saturday shot dead a policeman in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir.

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New Delhi: Srinagar Police on Saturday said no grenade attack took place in the Maharaj Bazar area of the city earlier in the day,

This comes after, according to news agency PTI, officials had said that militants hurled a grenade on security personnel at around 4.30 PM in the Maharaj Bazar area of Srinagar.

There was no immediate report of any casualty, PTI stated.

Srinagar Police have termed the reports of grenade attack as a “rumour”.

“There is rumour about grenade attack in Srinagar today at maharaja bazar/Mehjooj nagar. It is clarified that no such attack has taken place,” Srinagar Police wrote on Twitter.

There is rumour about grenade attack in Srinagar today at maharaja bazar/Mehjooj nagar. It is clarified that no such attack has taken place. Media fraternity is requested to verify news before spreading it. Such irresponsible reporting can cause panic among citizens of Srinagar. pic.twitter.com/TFan6n7eSx

— Srinagar Police (@SrinagarPolice) January 29, 2022

Militants Shot Dead Policeman In J-K's Anantnag

In a separate incident, militants on Saturday shot dead a policeman in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, PTI reported the police as saying.

J-K Police head constable Ali Mohammad was fired upon by militants at around 5.35 pm near his residence at Hasanpora in the Bijbehara area of Anantnag, a police official informed.

He further stated that Mohammad was shifted to a hospital in critical condition where he succumbed.

The area has been cordoned off and a hunt launched to nab the assailants, the official said, as reported by PTI.

(With Agency Inputs)