Overview
- The explosion at Nowgam police station occurred around 11:20 pm as an FSL team sampled volatile materials, with authorities reporting 9 dead and 27–32 injured.
- Victims included three FSL personnel, two revenue officials, two crime-scene photographers, one State Investigation Agency officer and a tailor assisting the team.
- Police say roughly 360 kg of explosive precursors, including ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate and sulphur, had been transported to Nowgam as case property, with additional material held at the forensic lab.
- Successive smaller blasts hindered initial rescue efforts and the blast heavily damaged the station and nearby buildings, with CCTV footage capturing the moment of detonation.
- J&K Police and the MHA termed the incident accidental, the Lt Governor ordered a probe, FSL teams resumed evidence work, NIA joined inquiries and a militant claim of responsibility was rejected as false.