A powerful late-night explosion at the Nowgam police station on the outskirts of Srinagar killed six people and injured at least 27, including 24 police personnel, in one of the most serious accidental blasts linked to an ongoing terror investigation in recent years.

Officials confirmed that the explosion took place while police and forensic teams were examining explosive material transported from Faridabad — part of a massive cache recovered during the probe into a doctor-led “white-terror” module connected to Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.
Here are the top 10 major points linked to Faridabad's white-terror module:

  1. Six Killed, 27 Injured in Late-Night Explosion: A powerful blast at the Nowgam police station on the outskirts of Srinagar killed six people and injured 27 others, including 24 police personnel. Most injured are being treated for burn injuries and blast trauma in Srinagar hospitals.
  2. Blast Occurred During Forensic Sampling: The explosion took place while police and forensic experts were examining explosive material seized from Faridabad. Officials said the cause — accidental or otherwise — will be confirmed after a detailed investigation.
  3. Successive Smaller Blasts Followed Major Detonation: The initial blast triggered multiple smaller explosions inside the police station, causing extensive structural damage, shattered windows and a partial collapse in sections of the building.
  4. Explosives Linked to 2,900–3,000 kg Cache: The material under examination belonged to a massive haul of chemicals and bomb-making equipment seized during the crackdown on a doctor-led “white-collar terror module” spanning Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
  5. 360 kg Chemical Mixture Earlier Seized in Faridabad: Investigators had recovered 360 kg of ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate, sulphur, and other materials from a Faridabad residence rented by Dr Muzammil Ganaie, one of the arrested accused.
  6. Case Emerged From Threat Posters in Nowgam: The probe began after threat posters targeting security forces appeared in Bunpora, Nowgam, in mid-October. Srinagar Police registered an FIR on October 19, marking the start of the investigation.
  7. CCTV Footage Led to First Round of Arrests: Frame-by-frame analysis of surveillance video identified three local men — Arif Nisar Dar alias Sahil, Yasir-ul-Ashraf and Maqsood Ahmad Dar alias Shahid — who were seen pasting the posters. All three had prior stone-throwing cases.
  8. Interrogations Exposed Radicalisation Network: The arrested trio led police to Maulvi Irfan Ahmad, a former paramedic-turned-Imam who allegedly supplied the posters and radicalised young doctors using his access to medical circles.
  9. Faridabad University Link Uncovered; Doctors at Core: Investigators traced the trail to Al Falah University in Faridabad, where doctors Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie and Shaheen Sayeed were arrested. Police believe the core of the module comprised four doctors — Dr Ganaie, Dr Umar Nabi, Dr Muzzaffar Rather and Dr Adeel Rather.
  10. Blast Tied to Delhi’s Red Fort Explosion: The Nowgam incident comes four days after a deadly car blast near Red Fort in Delhi that killed at least 13. CCTV footage shows Umar — a member of the same module — driving the car moments before the explosion, suggesting both events are part of a single operational network.