Grenade hurled at police vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch

Poonch district SSP Ramesh Kumar Angral said it did not explode and there was no harm done

Suspected terrorists hurled a grenade at a police vehicle at Kalai in Poonch district late Thursday.

Of late, there have been attempts by Pakistan and its sleeper cells to fuel terrorism in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch. Pakistan has been trying to push arms and drugs in the two districts, according to authorities. (REUTERS File)

Poonch district SSP Ramesh Kumar Angral said, “A grenade was hurled at a police vehicle in the Kalai bridge area in Poonch district on Thursday night. However, it did not explode and there was no harm done.”

Security has been tightened in the area after the grenade attack and investigations have been initiated, he added.

Of late, there have been attempts by Pakistan and its sleeper cells to fuel terrorism in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch. Pakistan has been trying to push arms and drugs in the two districts, according to authorities.

However, security forces said they have been able to foil such attempts.