India, Nov. 15 -- The Union home ministry on Saturday said that the explosion inside a police station in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was accidental and happened while samples were being collected for forensic examination.

The samples of explosives stored inside the police Nowgam station were those recovered from the Faridabad module of doctors involved in the Red Fort blast case.

The explosion on Friday night left at least 9 dead, 27 injured and the police station premises completely damaged.

Addressing media persons on Saturday, Prashant Lokhande, joint secretary MHA, said, "The Nowgam Police recently cracked the case of a terror module based on leads taken from a poster. During investigation of FIR No 162/2025 of PS Nowgam, a huge cache ...