On Tuesday, militants threw a grenade at security troops in maintown Pulwama in the region of south Kashmir, injuring three people.
Quoting a senior police officer, news agency GNS reported that the grenade was lobbed by the militants on a police party, but it missed the intended target and exploded on the roadside.
In the explosion, three civilians received minor splinter injuries and are said to be stable. The identity of the injured people was not immediately known.