New Delhi, Nov 15: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday said that the cause of the blast inside the Nowgam Police Station was being investigated.

In a press briefing, Joint Secretary in the MHA, Prashant Lokhande, said that the cause of the incident was being investigated, and any other speculation into the cause of the blast was unnecessary.

He said that nine persons had been killed and 32 others injured in a “massive”, unfortunate, accidental explosion at the Nowgam Police Station.

Lokhande said a huge cache of explosive substances and chemicals was recovered during a probe into a terror module and kept securely in an open area in the premises of Nowgam Police Station, located on the outskirts of Srinagar.

“As a part of the standard and prescribed procedure, the recov

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