Large explosion inside J&Okay police station leaves 8 injured

At the least eight individuals had been injured, three of them critically, in a large explosion contained in the Nowgam police station in Srinagar on Friday evening (November 14, 2025), officers mentioned. The Jammu and Kashmir police had not too long ago unearthed an inter-State terror module and seized round 2,900 kg of explosives, together with ammonium nitrate, in raids performed in several States throughout the nation.

The blast passed off round 11.20 pm, leading to an enormous flame engulfing the police station, officers mentioned. A number of autos parked on the police station premises caught hearth and the influence of the blast was felt in all the space, they added.

The injured, many with burn accidents, had been shifted to close by hospitals in Srinagar for therapy, officers mentioned.

Preliminary stories steered {that a} joint workforce of J&Okay Police and Forensic Science Laboratory was surveying explosives, together with ammonium nitrate, confiscated through the latest raids in Haryana’s Faridabad, on the time of the blast.

The police, nevertheless, didn’t instantly verify the precise reason behind the blast and the variety of casualties.

An official mentioned round 2,900 kg of improvised explosive gadget (IED)-making materials was recovered through the raids and saved contained in the police station as a part of the investigation.

Officers of the Nowgam police station on October 19 had noticed pro-Jaish-e-Muhammad posters within the space and subsequently arrested seven locals. The investigation into the posters resulted within the arrest of Dr. Adeel Ahmad Relatively on November 1 and subsequently yet another physician, Dr. Muzamil Ahmad Ganaie alias Musaib, from Kashmir.

The police mentioned the docs had been a part of the inter-State terror module. The group of seven, in accordance with the police, was concerned in fundraising, logistics and procurement of arms and bomb-making materials.