Seized Explosives Blow Up Inside Kashmir Police Station, Killing Several

Tragedy in Kashmir: Seized Explosives Blow Up Inside Police Station

Written by: Supriya Kadu

Edited by: Pinky Deshmukh

Last Updated: November 15, 2025

Summary: Explosives confiscated in Haryana detonated inside a Srinagar police station during forensic checks, leaving multiple officers dead and raising serious safety concerns.

In a tragic turn of events, explosives that were seized in Faridabad ended up detonating inside the Nowgam police station in Srinagar on Friday night. The explosion killed at least six people — mostly officers — and injured more than 20 others.

These weren’t small-scale materials either: authorities say the stash included around 360 kg of suspected ammonium nitrate, a substance often used in bomb-making. The contingent from Faridabad had brought the explosive stockpile all the way to Kashmir for forensic examination, but something went horribly wrong during the handling process.

Preliminary reports suggest that standard safety protocols may not have been followed. There’s a serious question now: why was such a dangerous substance stored inside a police station, rather than in a secure facility? Investigators are looking into it.

Bomb-disposal experts and forensic teams have moved in to piece together what exactly triggered the blast. Initial findings point to a major lapse in how the materials were packaged or labeled.

This incident could be linked to the explosive cache was linked to a larger terror network, reportedly involving a module of doctors and radicalized individuals. The explosion’s timing and origin raise urgent questions about how these suspects were building their plans.

As the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Jammu & Kashmir Police investigate, there’s growing public outcry over how something so hazardous came to be stored in a place supposed to be secure. People are demanding a full review — not just of what went wrong this time, but of the entire system that allowed it to happen.