J&K Sopore attack: 2 cops injured in grenade attack on Holi during Baramulla operation

Two policemen injured in grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town, J&K Police official said. This comes amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan due to Pulwama attack in February. After Pulwama attack; India has stepped up efforts to weed out terrorists from all over J&K.

Earlier in the day, it was reported that security forces have launched cordon and search operation in Sopore in Baramulla district.

Recently, terrorists carried out a grenade attack in the crowded general bus stand area in the heart of the city, killing 1 and injuring 28 persons, officials said. Jammu attack was the third grenade attack by terrorists in Jammu bus stand since May last year, viewed by security agencies as an attempt to disturb communal harmony and peace in the city.

Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces launch cordon and search operation in Sopore in Baramulla district.More details awaited

— ANI (@ANI) March 21, 2019

This comes at a time when US has warned Pakistan that another terror attack on India will prove to be "extremely problematic" as it asked Islamabad to take more "concrete and sustained" actions to rein in terror groups including the JeM and the LeT.