A woman, Abida Kounsar, 45, succumbed to injuries on November 12, 2024, after being critically wounded in a grenade blast on November 3 at a market in Srinagar. The blast caused splinter injuries to her head, penetrating the frontal lobe of her brain. She was hospitalized and on ventilator support at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital in Srinagar. Her family, deeply shaken by her loss, has called for justice, and Jammu and Kashmir political parties have strongly condemned the attack. Meanwhile, security forces engaged militants in a firefight in North Kashmir, marking the sixth such encounter in two weeks.

This incident has sparked widespread concern and outrage, as political leaders and residents demand stronger measures to address the escalating violence in the region.