Tral town in Jammu and Kashmir (Google Map)

Srinagar: A Central Reserve Police force (CRPF) trooper was injured in a militant grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Tral town on Wednesday evening, police said.

Police said militants hurled a grenade at a CRPF camp in Nowdal area of Tral in Pulwama district.

“A CRPF head constable sustained a minor injury in this explosion. The area has been cordoned off for searches,” police said.

The attack came a day before polling to the Srinagar and Udhampur Lok Sabha constituencies in the state in the second phase of the 2019 elections.

Published on: Apr 17, 2019 at 20:40 IST

IANS