Anantnag: 2 CRPF personnel injured in grenade attack

Two security personnel suffered minor injuries on Friday after terrorists hurled grenade on the CRPF party deployed at State Bank of India branch at Lal Chowk in Anantnag district.

The area has been cordoned off and the injured have been rushed to the hospital.

Earlier today, in another attack, terrorists barged into a branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Karpan area of Shopian district and looted cash.

They also snatched away a 12 bore rifle from the private security guard deputed at the branch. Police investigation into the matter is underway.

The incident of terrorist attack is on a rise in the state. Earlier on August 2, terrorists snatched away a 12 bore rifle from a security guard posted at the Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Anantnag's Brakpora area. A similar incident was also reported in Kulgam district on August 1.

On July 31, around three to four terrorists opened fire at security forces deployed at the Kandahar general road in Maidanpora in Kupwara district. The terrorists also snatched an INSAS rifle from a security personnel.