Srinagar, July 28
Militants bid to blow up the heavily-guarded district Police Lines here was foiled yesterday, while three militants and four securitymen were among 13 persons killed across Jammu and Kashmir during the past 24 hours.

Official sources said militants managed to plant a powerful IED inside the high security district Police Lines here.

The IED and three grenades, fitted in a flask, was kept in a bathroom of the main complex, housing the offices of senior police officials.

The explosives were detected and defused. How they were taken inside the complex in spite of the tight security in the entire area was being investigated, the sources said.

In other incidents, about 5,000 persons, mostly women, took to the streets at Sopore in North Kashmir this afternoon following the death of a 15-year-old boy, Bilal Ahmad, after being set on fire allegedly by the security forces two days ago.

The boy had reportedly told the police and mediapersons that he was set on fire by the security forces while he was returning to his home.