Srinagar: The massive unintentional explosion within the Nowgam police station in the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) resulted in nine fatalities and 29 injuries, according to official sources on Saturday.
Reportedly, police officers, including those from the forensic wing, were sampling the explosive material when the explosion happened inside the Nowgam police station.
“The identities of the people killed in this unfortunate accident will be shared after the exact details are confirmed. The dead include a Naib Tehsildar (Executive Magistrate) and a local tailor. Some of the bodies have been completely burnt, which is taking time to identify the dead. The injured have been shifted to the Army’s base hospital in the Badami Bagh area and other hospitals for treatment,” official sources said.
According to the same sources, the explosive material that detonated was found when the white-collar terror module was busted during the raid in Faridabad.
Senior police officers and DGP J&K Nalin Prabhat visited the Nowgam police station to conduct an on-the-spot situation assessment.
The explosion that occurred within the Nowgam police station was so powerful that it shattered the glass of nearby buildings and could be heard from five to ten kilometres away from the Nowgam location.
Several vehicles parked inside the police station caught fire following the massive explosion, and fire tenders were deployed to douse the flames.
Ambulances rushed to the police station to evacuate the injured policemen to the hospital.
Notably, 2,900 kg of ammonium nitrate was recovered by J&K Police when it busted the white-collar terror module in Faridabad in coordination with the Haryana Police.
During the raid on Dr Muzammil Ganaie in Faridabad, 300 kg of the same explosive material was recovered.
While Dr Adil Rather and Dr Muzammil Ganaie were arrested, the third terror accomplice, Dr Umar Nabi, had evaded arrest.
He was later killed in a car blast near the Red Fort, in which several civilians were killed and many others were injured.
A lady doctor from Lucknow, Shaheen Shahid, was also arrested after an assault rifle was recovered from her car. The arrest of two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror outfit led to the busting of the terror module.
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–IANS
