A civilian was injured after militants lobbed a grenade in Eidgah area of Srinagar on Sunday late evening, police said here.

In a Tweet, Srinagar police informed that militants lobbed grenade un Eidgah area today evening.

He said in the incident one civilian was injured and he has been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

“One grenade was lobbed by terrorists in Eidgah area which caused minor splinter injury to one person namely Ajaz Ahmed Deva S/o Abdul Rasheed Deva aged 32 years R/o Sangam, Srinagar. Person has been taken to hospital & is out of danger. Operation launched to catch the culprit(s),” police tweeted.