As per reports, all injured in the grenade explosion at the Jammu bus station at 12 pm, were rushed to the hospital by locals.
Jammu: At least 28 people injured in the grenade explosion that took place at the bus station in Jammu at 12 pm. The area was immediately cordoned off by the security personnel.
"The scene of the blast along the B C Road was sealed off by police and a massive hunt has been launched to nab the grenade thrower," Inspector General of Police (IGP) M K Sinha added.
As per police reports, a grenade was placed under a bus. It is yet unclear whether there were people inside the bus.
MoS Defence Subhash Bhamre said, "Local investigation has been initiated into the incident. The government has already given complete liberty to the forces to take all necessary steps."
"I thought it was a tyre burst, it was a big blast. The locals took the injured to the hospital in an ambulance," an eyewitness told news agency ANI.
Windscreens of a parked state road transport corporation (SRTC) bus were damaged in the blast, a police official said, adding the condition of one of the injured was stated to be "critical".
Amid an increase in tension with Pakistan, the explosion occurred in Jammu - which is not far from the International Border.
However, it comes across as this is the third grenade blast in the vicinity in the past 10 months.