Hours after the grenade attack at Jammu bus station in which 1 person is killed and 33 have been injured, the Jammu & Kashmir Police has arrested a suspect who is accused of throwing the grenade. The suspect has been identified as Yasir.

#Jammu: Man accused of grenade explosion at Jammu bus-stand has been arrested by police. pic.twitter.com/swvpyfUkC5 — ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2019

The grenade attack at Jammu bus stop had occurred earlier in the day, wounded 33 people and killed at least one. All the injured have been shifted to the Government Medical College for treatment.

#JammuAndKashmir DGP Dilbagh Singh: The person who threw the grenade at the Jammu bus stand earlier today, has been arrested. pic.twitter.com/UtoN9uVfLW — ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2019

A 17-year-old boy, a native of Uttarakhand succumbed to his injuries while 2 others who were injured in the attack are in a critical situation, said police.

The area has been completely cordoned off and state police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have also been deployed at the explosion site. This is the third grenade attack by terrorists in the bus stand area of the city since May last year.

The scene of the blast along the BC Road was sealed off by police and a massive hunt has been launched to nab the grenade thrower, IGP, Jammu, MK Sinha said.

Sinha, who immediately rushed to the scene to take stock of the situation, said preliminary investigation suggests that someone lobbed the grenade, causing injuries to 18 people who were evacuated to the Government Medical College (GMC) hospital.

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".

J&K: Blast at Jammu bus stand. Injured admitted to hospital. Area has been cordoned off by security personnel pic.twitter.com/utO7RX0GOp — ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2019

MK Sinha, IGP Jammu on blast at bus stand: It was a grenade explosion, it has caused injuries to approximately 18 people, all shifted to hospital pic.twitter.com/TYBvQ9lpKj — ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2019