Srinagar, Nov 15: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday convened a high-level meeting with top police and civil administration officials following the accidental blast at Nowgam Police Station that killed nine persons and injured 32 more, officials said.
The LG was briefed at Raj Bhavan on the current anti-terror measures and the actions taken by security agencies to weaken support structures of militant groups in the Valley.
The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Atal Dullo, Home Secretary Chandraker Bharti, DGP Nalin Prabhat, Special DGP S J M Gillani, ADG CID Nitish Kumar and other senior officers.
Officials said the LG expressed deep anguish over the tragedy and ordered a detailed inquiry to establish what triggered the explosion.
The blast took place around 11:20 pm Friday when a technical team was handling samples from a large quantity of explosive material stored at the police station as part of an ongoing ‘white-collar’ terror module investigation.
DGP Nalin Prabhat and MHA Joint Secretary (Kashmir) Prashant Lokhande stated the material had been seized earlier in connection with the Jaish-e-Mohammed module busted in Faridabad, Haryana.
