Nowgam blast: J&K DGP Nalin Prabhat on Saturday said that the blast at the Nowgam Police Station, which resulted in 9 deaths, was “accidental”. He said the “unstable and sensitive nature” of the explosive substances, chemicals and regents, recovered from Faridabad on November 9 and 10, led to the explosion.
“During the investigation in FIR 162 of 2025 of PS Nowgam, a huge quantity of explosive substances, chemicals and regents were also recovered from Faridabad on 9th and 10th of November, 2025. This recovery, like the rest of the recoveries which we have done, was transported and kept securely in the open area of the Police Station Nowgam.”
“As part of the prescribed procedure, the samples of the recovery had to be forwarded for further forensic and chemical examination. On account of the voluminous nature of the recovery, this process was going on for the past two days by the FSL team. Due to the unstable and sensitive nature of the recovery, the sampling process and handling was being done with utmost caution by the FSL team. However, unfortunately, during this course, last night, around 11.20 PM, an accidental explosion took place,” he said.
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He said no speculation should be done over the incident. Nine people lost their lives in this incident — one member of SIA, three personnel of the FSL team, two crime scene photographers, two revenue officials who were part of the Magistrate’s team, and one tailor who was associated with the team.
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DGP Nalin Prabhat further SAID: “In addition, 27 police personnel, 2 revenue officials and 3 civilians from the adjacent areas have received injuries, who were immediately evacuated to the nearest hospital.”
The police station itself was severely damaged and even the adjacent buildings were damaged. “The extent of this damage is being ascertained. The cause of this unfortunate incident is being inquired into. J&K police stands in solidarity with the families of the deceased in this hour of grief,” he said.
A team of FSL on Saturday arrived at the spot of the explosion. Security has also been beefed up and mine detection measures are in place following the blast at the Nowgam police station.
