🔗 Share this article Tragedy Occurs as Accidental Detonation at Police Station in Kashmir Region Under Indian Control Claims Nine Deaths A devastating explosion at a law enforcement facility in the Kashmir region under Indian control has led to the loss of nine individuals and wounding to thirty-two more, according to police declarations. The event happened when a collection of confiscated explosives unintentionally detonated during handling procedures. Sequence of Events The explosion occurred on Friday evening at the Nowgam police station, where detonation agents taken from Faridabad in the northern province of Haryana state were being stored temporarily. Local security director announced that the blast materials were awaiting forensic examination when a "deeply regrettable" mishap during processing resulted in their blast at approximately 23:20 in the evening. Police Declarations Law enforcement officials asserted that this was an "unintentional explosion" and rather than a terror incident. "Alternative theories regarding the cause of this occurrence is unneeded," stressed the law enforcement head during a journalist meeting. The security post experienced severe damage from the detonation, with nearby constructions also being impacted by the strong explosion. Consequences and Fatalities Numerous cars were "engulfed in flames and reduced to charred husks, with fragments distributed across the area," according to authority statements. "The intensity of the blast was so powerful that some physical fragments were found in adjacent homes, approximately 100-200 metres away the police station," reported an official source. The bulk of the casualties were security officials, along with forensic personnel, two evidence documentation specialists, and a clothing professional who was accompanying the group. Authority Action The region's Regional Leader conveyed sympathies and announced that an probe had been ordered into the tragic incident. "I have directed a investigation to ascertain the reason of the inadvertent detonation. Extremely pained by the death of valuable individuals due to profoundly sorrowful inadvertent detonation at Nowgam law enforcement facility in Srinagar. My sympathies to the grieving relatives. I hope for speedy recovery of the harmed," expressed the authority on digital platforms.