Srinagar: Suspected militants attacked the house of a Congress leader in Pulwama in south Kashmir with hand grenades in the wee hours of Sunday when people were busy in special prayers on the occasion of Shab-i-Qadr, official sources said this morning.
They said two grenades were hurled at the house of Congress leader Omar Jan at Pinglana in Pulwama. However, one grenade exploded sound of which was heard in the entire area. Another grenade fell in the compound of the house but did not exploded, they said. People who were busy in special prayers rushed out from nearby mosques.
Later Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) took away the unexploded grenade.
Jan who is also a panch was not present in the house when attack took place. Family members of the Congress leader however, escaped unhurt, they said.
Later security forces conducted searches in the area but the attackers had escaped.