J&K | Not just stones: Terrorist held for trying to throw grenade at police

A terrorist was arrested on Sunday in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) for throwing grenades at police. He was arrested in Tral by Jammu and Kashmir police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

Pulwama (J&K): One terrorist arrested by police & CRPF after he tried to throw grenade on them in Tral area. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/xguBZ7Ac5M

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This comes a few days after Army Chief Bipin Rawat's statements on tough action against stone pelters in Kashmir evoked a mixed response amidst political circles.

"Mobs rushing to encounter sites should concern us and alarm us into constructive political action - NOT issuing threats of 'no mercy'. The Govt needs to engage politically with the alienated youth of Kashmir - threats and warnings will only compound their hostility," Rawat said in a series of tweets. He also added "tragic that New Delhi was warning the alienated youth of Kashmir through army chiefs."

Earlier this week, three soldiers faced heavy stone-pelting at Parray Mohalla of Bandipore in north Kashmir when they were about to launch an operation against militants holed up there.

Alerted by the stone-pelters, the militants had got an opportunity to fire hand grenades and empty a few magazines from AK-rifles into the advancing troopers, leaving three jawans dead and some others, including a Commanding officer of CRPF, injured. One terrorist managed to flee from the spot.

General Rawat had said security forces in Jammu and Kashmir were facing higher casualties due to the manner in which the locals were preventing them from conducting the operations and "at times even supporting the terrorists to escape".

(With PTI inputs)