At least nine people lost their lives and several others were injured in an accidental explosion at the Nowgam police station in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday. The blast occurred while police officers and an FSL team were conducting an inspection inside the premises. According to PTI, the officials were collecting samples from a large cache of explosives recently seized in Faridabad, Haryana, in connection with the 'white-collar' terror module case.
Authorities had recently seized approximately 2,900 kilograms of ammonium nitrate along with other materials used for bomb-making from two rented rooms located in the villages of Dhauj and Fatehpur Taga, near the outskirts of Faridabad. The property was leased by Dr. Muzammil Shakil, a 35-year-old doctor from Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, who was a faculty member at Al-Falah Medical College.
As per media reports Muzammil was arrested around two weeks ago in a chain of events stemming from radical posters being put up in the Kashmir Valley. His interrogation led the Jammu and Kashmir Police to the alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed module in Faridabad and the subsequent recovery of explosive materials.
Investigators believe the entire module was run by a core trio of doctors -- Muzammil Shakeel Ganaie, Umar Nabi (the driver of the car laden with explosives that exploded near the Red Fort on November 10) and Muzzaffar Rather, who is absconding.
Several vehicles in the compound were damaged in the J&K explosion. Multiple fire tenders were rushed to the police station soon after the incident. All roads leading towards the police station have been closed.
