The Union Home Ministry on Saturday confirmed that the powerful explosion inside the Nowgam Police Station in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, was an accidental blast that occurred while forensic teams were collecting samples of explosive material linked to the Faridabad terror module involved in the recent Red Fort blast case.

The explosion, which took place at around 11:20 pm on Friday, left nine people dead, 27 police personnel injured, along with two revenue officials and three civilians hurt. The police station building was completely destroyed, and neighbouring structures also suffered severe damage.

According to officials, the explosives being examined were part of a large cache recovered from a Faridabad-based module of doctors connected to the Red Fort car blast investigation. The m

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