Overview
- The government approved ex-gratia payments from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund of Rs 10 lakh for each deceased and Rs 1 lakh for each injured person.
- Nine people were confirmed dead and roughly 30–32 were injured in the late-night explosion at the Srinagar police facility.
- The blast occurred around 11:20 pm on Friday as a specialised team extracted samples from a large cache of confiscated explosives described as unstable.
- Authorities emphasized that the incident was an accident and not a terror attack, based on initial official assessments.
- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah directed top medical care for the injured and promised compensation for buildings damaged as the police station and nearby structures suffered severe harm.