An explosion took place in a large quantity of Ammonium Nitrate that was confiscated by the Jammu and Kashmir Police. The blast happened when a team from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), along with police, was checking the explosive material. The police station was severely damaged in the blast. The adjacent buildings have also suffered damage due to the blast.

Casualties are feared in the incident, the police said, adding the injured have been rushed to a nearby hospital. Senior police officials have reached Nowgam and the area has been cordoned off.

It was the Station House Officer (SHO) of Nowgam who cracked the case of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed’s posters in various locations of the area.

These posters exposed the terror module in which radicalised highly-qualified professionals, including doctors, were involved. (Agencies)