Ahead of the District Development Council polls, beginning from November 28, unidentified terrorists on Wednesday evening targeted security forces by lobbing a grenade in which at least 12 civilians received injuries in the Kakapora area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district.
Local reports said the grenade missed the target and exploded on the road. The entire area was cordoned off and searches were launched to track down the footprints of a grenade thrower. According to a police spokesman, “at about 5.45 p.m a CRPF bunker of 41 Bn was targeted by the terrorists near Kakapora area of Pulwama. Local police teams and other security personnel rushed to the spot”. The police spokesman said, “the grenade missed the intended target and exploded on road.