Says explosive material was kept securely in open area of police station; 3 FSL members, 2 revenue officials, 2 photographers, 1 SIA officer, a tailor among dead; 27 cops, 2 revenue officials, 3 civilians injured: Cause of incident being inquired into
Ahmad Taimur
Srinagar, Nov 15 (KNO): Director General of Jammu and Kashmir police Nalin Prabhat on Saturday said that any other speculation into the cause that led to the blast inside the Nowgam police station in Srinagar is “unnecessary”. He also confirmed that 9 people have died in the blast and 27 others have been injured.
Sharing details during a press conference at PCR Srinagar, the DGP, per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said the recovered explosive material was transported to Kashmir and kept securely in the open area of police station Nowgam.
“As part of the prescribed procedure, the samples of the recovery material had to be forwarded for further forensic and chemical examination. On account of the voluminous nature of the recovery, this procedure was going on since yesterday,” he said.
He further said that due to the unstable and sensitive nature of the recovery, the handling of the sampling process was being done with utmost caution, however, unfortunately at 11:20 accidental explosion took place. “Any other speculation into the cause of this incident is unnecessary
He said that in the incident 9 people were killed, including a State Investigating Agency officer, 3 FSL members, 2 photographers, 2 revenue officials and a tailor. “In addition, 27 cops, 2 revenue officials and 3 civilians from the adjacent areas have been injured in the incident. The injured were immediately evacuated to the nearest hospitals for treatment,” he added.
The DGP also said that the building of the police station is very severely damaged, and the adjacent buildings also suffered damage.
“The cause for the unfortunate incident is being inquired into. J&K police stands in solidarity with the families in this hour of grief,” he said—(KNO)
Nowgam Blast Update
Injured persons admitted in Ujhala Hospital Nowgam
1)Javid Iqbal jkp 660 6th Bn
2) Javid Iqbal jkp 798 IR15
3) Shakeel Ahmad jkp 776/S
4)Rouf Ahmed Bhat (Revenue)
5)Tahir Khan jkp 805 IR15
6) M.Altaf Jkp 734 AP6th
7)Masroor Fayaz (prisoner)
8) Zakir Khan jkp EXK186931
9) Ghulam Ahmad Lone jkp
10) Tariq Ahmad Parray jkp 1996/S
11) Mohd Ashraf jkp
12) Bilal Ahmad Naik jkp 3086/S
13)Masrat sb SHO Nowgam jkp
14) SI Abdul Qayoom JKP 133/B
15) Jahangir Ahmad JKP 205836/SIA
16) Faisal Ahmad JKP 4657/S
17) HC Abdul Ganie IRP
18) SGct Asif Ahmad IRp
In ICU Room
1 Shameem Ahmad jkp
2 Ghulam Ahmad Lone jkp
3 HC Ishtiyaq Ahmad jkp 613 IR3rd
