Srinagar: Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of police and two traffic cop were injured in a grenade blast near Zero Bridge in Rajbagh area of Srinagar city in Central Kashmir on Thursday afternoon.

Reports said that suspected militants lobbed a grenade on police party near Zero Bridge in Rajbagh.

In the blast, three policemen including an ASI of police and two traffic policemen sustained splinter injuries and were evacuated to SMHS hospital for treatment.

The injured have been identified as Sanaullah (ASI of police) and traffic policemen Haris and Muhammad Iqbal.