Srinagar: A tourist from Chennai, injured in stone pelting on Srinagar-Gulmarg road on Monday, succumbed to critical injuries in a hospital here, police said.
The tourist, identified as R Thirumani, 22, son of Rajwali, of Chennai was injured when stone pelters attacked a tourist vehicle in Narbal area on Srinagar-Gulmarg road.
“He was shifted to Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) but succumbed to critical injuries this evening,” said a police official.
Thirumani’s body was later brought to the police hospital here and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti went there immediately after she was informed that the tourist had passed away.
Earlier in the day, a CRPF jawan was injured as terrorists hurled a grenade at security force party in Pulwama town, police said.
Police said a Central Reserve Police Force jawan was injured in the explosion in Tahab Chowk area.
He said that immmediatly after the incident, the area was cordoned off for searches.