Srinagar, Nov 04 (KNS): Security was beefed up in several areas of Srinagar on Monday, following a grenade attack in a city market that left 1 dead and at least 18 people injured, police said.

More security personnel, along with the flying squad, were deployed in Lal Chowk, Jehangir Chowk, Hari Singh High Street, Regal Chowk, TRC Chowk, Polo View and the areas around the city centre, a police official told KNS.

He said random checking of vehicles and frisking of people was being done as part of the security drill. The deployment of more security personnel was done in the wake of a grenade attack in Gonikhan market of Lal Chowk, the official said.

He said the authorities wanted to give a sense of security to the people.

It is to mention here that state government had urged the businessmen, industrialists, traders, transporters, shopkeepers, hoteliers and contractors 'not to be frightened by any threats and go about their normal activities.

The Kashmir valley has been witnessing continuous shutdown since August 5 when the Centre revoked the state's special status under Article 370 and bifurcated it into two Union Territories. (KNS)