Grenade attack on CRPF office in Srinagar
August 13th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANSSrinagar, Aug 13 (IANS) Separatist guerrillas Saturday evening fired a grenade at a unit headquarters of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) here, police said. No injury or damage was reported.
Police here said guerrillas fired at the Ikhwan Hotel, which houses the makeshift battalion headquarters of the CRPF.
“The rifle grenade exploded after hitting a wall without causing any damage,” a senior police officer said here.
Security is already on the maximum alert ahead of the Independence Day celebrations Monday.
Ever since the armed struggle started here in early 1990s, separatist guerrillas have regularly tried to disrupt the official functions on the Republic Day or the Independence Day in the kashmir Valley.
- Heavy security in Kashmir ahead of I-Day - Aug 13, 2011
- Grenade explosion in Srinagar - Feb 16, 2012
- Militants fire grenades at Kashmir security camp - Feb 17, 2011
- Main R-Day parade passes off peacefully in Srinagar - Jan 26, 2012
- Guerrillas attack paramilitary camp in Sopore - Sep 14, 2011
- Five civilians injured in Kashmir - Aug 25, 2011
- Ten injured in Pulwama grenade attacks - Dec 14, 2010
- CRPF trooper killed in Kashmir grenade attack (Lead) - Mar 14, 2010
- Four CRPF troopers injured in Kashmir grenade attack - Mar 14, 2010
- Mild snowfall on R-Day in Kashmir - Jan 26, 2012
- Four attacks injure four in Kashmir - Oct 25, 2011
- Life relaxed in Kashmir Valley ahead of R-Day (With Images) - Jan 24, 2012
- Civilian wounded in Kashmir grenade explosion - Mar 26, 2010
- Kashmir on high alert ahead of Republic Day - Jan 24, 2011
- CRPF under attack in Kashmir - Jan 06, 2010
Tags: battalion headquarters, crpf, early 1990s, grenade attack, hitting a wall, independence day, independence day celebrations, kashmir, kashmir valley, maximum alert, police force, police officer, republic day, reserve police, rifle grenade, saturday evening, separatist guerrillas, srinagar, struggle, unit headquarters