At least 12 civilians were injured in a grenade attack in the crowded Sunday Market near the Tourist Reception Centre (TRC) in Srinagar on Sunday.
A security official said terrorists lobbed a grenade towards the deployment of police and CRPF at Sunday market near the TRC in Srinagar.
The grenade missed the intended target and exploded on the road, injuring 12 civilians.
The blast triggered panic as shoppers ran for cover.
The injured were shifted to Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital (SMHS) for treatment.
The doctor have termed the condition of one of the injured as critical while rest are stable.
After the grenade attack, Police and CRPF men rushed to the area to take stock of the situation.
The top security officials also visited the attack site.
The grenade attack took place when the Sunday market was crowded.
The attack took place a day after a day long encounter in Khanyar area of Srinagar in which a top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Usman Lashkari alias Chota Waleed was killed.
There has been a surge in terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir after the elected government led by Omar Abdullah took charge of the J&K UT following the Assembly polls.
The grenade attack has been widely condemned with all the parties condemning the attack.