From correspondents in Jammu and Kashmir, India, 04:00 PM IST

Tragedy was averted in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla town Monday when people overpowered a man carrying a grenade, police said.

The youth was moving around with the grenade in Baramulla's old town area and intended to hurl it, an official said.

After nabbing him, members of the public handed him to police.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)