Srinagar: Police on late Wednesday evening resorted to aerial firing after a blast was heard near the Police Station in south Kashmir’s Pulwama town.

Sources told The Kashmir Press that cops guarding police station Pulwama resorted to aerial firing after a blast near police Station.

Panic gripped the town due to blast and firing, sources said.

“There were no reports of any loss. Meanwhile, police have cordoned off the area and searches are on to nab the assailants”.Official sources said.