New Delhi:
Miscreants threw a petrol bomb on a police party at Dalgate area of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday evening which in turn resulted in the injury of a civilian. Reports claimed that the explosion occurred on road.
"A petrol bomb was hurled towards a police party at Badyari Chowk in Dalgate area but it missed the intended target and exploded on the roadside," a police official said. A cab driver, identified as Imtiaz Ahmad was however injured in the explosion. The driver is reportedly a resident of old Srinagar.
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Hospital sources have said that he has received a ‘splinter’ injury and is in stable condition.
Jammu & Kashmir: An explosion occurred at Srinagar's Dalgate area; No person reported injured. pic.twitter.com/xsNjYOgo1B
— ANI (@ANI) August 12, 2017
With PTI inputs