, March 5 -- BARAMULLA: A blast-like sound was heard near a police post in the Old Town, Baramulla late last night with cops suspecting it as a grenade attack while no casualty or damage was reported in the incident.

In a statement, issued to KNO, a police spokesperson said that during the intervening night of March 4 and 5 a blast-like sound was heard from the backside of police post Old Town, Baramulla.

The statement reads that no casualty or damage was reported while police parties immediately cordoned off the area in coordination with sister agencies.

"During search, a grenade pin was recovered from rear side of the police post, outside its boundary wall, suggesting it was an attempted grenade attack. The grenade landed and detonat...