A sudden explosion has rocked Jammu and Kashmir’s Nowgam area moments back. Initial reports suggest the blast took place inside the Nowgam police station. At least eight people are injured in the incident. According to sources, ammonium nitrate confiscated by the police during raids across Jammu and Kashmir exploded. At least nine people have died n the explosion.
Locals living in the vicinity said the intensity of the explosion was so high that the buildings shook.
Sources added that the police personnel were taking samples of explosive material seized from Faridabad in connection with a “white-collar” terror module case when the blast took place.
Nowgam blast: Visuals from social media
The blast came on a day when security forces on conducted a controlled demolition at the Pulwama residence of Dr Umar Nabi, a key suspect in this week’s Red Fort blast.
The structure was destroyed with an improvised explosive device (IED) as part of the ongoing investigation into Monday’s explosion, which killed 13 people and injured over 20.
Officials said the operation was executed during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. The controlled blast was planned after investigators linked the Hyundai i20 used in the Red Fort explosion to Dr Umar-un-Nabi, a Kashmir-based doctor believed to have been driving the vehicle moments before the detonation. His precise role remains under scrutiny.
