A Central Reserve Police Force constable was killed in a powerful grenade explosion in Srinagar's Noor Bagh area.

A CRPF head constable and a constable were injured in the explosion. "The two injured were taken to the hospital, where head constable Mukesh Kumar Sharma succumbed to his injuries," a CRPF spokesman told rediff.com.

No militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the blasts. The police have cordoned off the area and are conducting searches.