An accidental explosion at Nowgam police station in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir , killed nine persons and left 32 injured on Friday (November 14, 2025) night, the police said.

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The explosion occurred when a team of officials were handling explosive substances stored in an open area at the police station, Director-General of Police Nalin Prabhat said on Saturday (November 15, 2025). The explosive materials were seized from Faridabad in Haryana on November 9 and 10 during the J&K Police’s ongoing investigation into a “white collar” inter-State terror module, he added.

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday (November 15, 2025) announced an ex gratia of ₹10 lakh for the family of each of the deceased and severely injured will get ₹1 lakh

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