Srinagar, Jan 18: A suspicious bag near Qamarwari here led to a bomb scare ahead of the January 26 but nothing was eventually found by the BDS summoned to the place on Tuesday.
Amid two grenades blasts ahead of R-Day in last few days in Srinagar, the abandoned bag led to the bomb-scare early morning. A police officer said that the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was rushed as soon as the suspicious bag was found. After checking it thoroughly, the bag turned to be empty, the officer said. Traffic which had been temporarily halted through the area was restored. Amid heightened security measures, there have been two grenades attacks in last couple of days. Late last night, militants attacked Police Control Room in the high security area which besides housing the PCR also has civil secretariat and other offices in the vicinity. A day earlier, militants carried grenade attack near Saraf Kadal area in downtown Srinagar in which a Senior Grade policeman was injured along with a 27-year-old civilian pedestrian. Last week also, a grenade was defused by BDS at Nowhatta here.
