Grenade injures policeman in Kashmir

A policeman was injured on Tuesday evening when militants hurled a grenade in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.

Police said the militants threw the grenade on a group of CRPF and police personnel in Haal area. The injured constable was shifted to a hospital.

Security in the state has been beefed up with checkposts and by carrying out random searches to foil guerrilla attacks ahead of the Republic Day on Thursday.

--IANS

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