Nine people were killed in an explosion at the Nowgam police station on the outskirts of Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar late Friday, i.e., November 14. According to the authorities, the incident was accidental but was linked to a recent big explosives recovery by agencies in a terror module crackdown.

After the incident, local authorities, including the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) and police teams, reached the spot and launched rescue operations. UP Minister of State Sanjiv Singh Gaur, who was present at the site, called the incident extremely painful.